Otwock County

Otwock County (Polish: powiat otwocki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Otwock, which lies 22 kilometres (14 mi) south-east of Warsaw. The county also contains the towns of Józefów, lying 3 km (2 mi) north-west of Otwock, and Karczew, 4 km (2 mi) south of Otwock.

Otwock County

Powiat otwocki
County
Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Otwock): 52°7′N 21°16′E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipMasovian
SeatOtwock
Gminas
Area
 • Total615.09 km2 (237.49 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total124,241
 • Density200/km2 (520/sq mi)
 • Urban
75,381
 • Rural
48,860
Car platesWOT
Websitehttp://www.powiat-otwocki.pl

The county covers an area of 615.09 square kilometres (237.5 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 124,241, out of which the population of Otwock is 44,827, that of Józefów is 20,698, that of Karczew is 9,856, and the rural population is 48,860.[1]

Neighbouring counties

Otwock County is bordered by Mińsk County to the east, Garwolin County to the south-east, Grójec County to the south-west, and Piaseczno County and the city of Warsaw to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into eight gminas (two urban, one urban-rural and five rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina Type Area
(km²)		 Population
(2019)		 Seat
Otwock urban 47.3 44,827  
Józefów urban 23.9 20,698  
Gmina Karczew urban-rural 81.5 15,830 Karczew
Gmina Wiązowna rural 102.1 12,971 Wiązowna
Gmina Celestynów rural 88.9 11,713 Celestynów
Gmina Kołbiel rural 106.4 8,199 Kołbiel
Gmina Sobienie-Jeziory rural 97.4 6,384 Sobienie-Jeziory
Gmina Osieck rural 67.5 3,619 Osieck


See also
  • Świdermajer, the characteristic style of architecture in the area

References
  1. GUS. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial divison in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
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