Otwock County

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Otwock County
Powiat otwocki

— County —

Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship

Division into gminas

Coordinates (Otwock): 52°7′N 21°16′E / 52.117, 21.267

Country

Poland

Seat

Total 8 (incl. 2 urban)

Area

- Total

615.09 km² (237.5 sq mi)

Population (2006)

- Total

116,086

- Density

188.7/km² (488.8/sq mi)

- Urban

71,996

- Rural

44,090

Car plates

WOT

Website: http://www.powiat-otwocki.pl

Otwock County (Polish: powiat otwocki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 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.

The county covers an area of 615.09 square kilometres (237.5 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 116,086, out of which the population of Otwock is 43,247, that of Józefów is 18,353, that of Karczew is 10,396, and the rural population is 44,090.

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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 (2006)	Seat
Otwock	urban	47.3	43,247
Józefów	urban	23.9	18,353
Gmina Karczew	urban-rural	81.5	15,919	Karczew
Gmina Celestynów	rural	88.9	11,032	Celestynów
Gmina Wiązowna	rural	102.1	9,890	Wiązowna
Gmina Kołbiel	rural	106.4	7,980	Kołbiel
Gmina Sobienie-Jeziory	rural	97.4	6,229	Sobienie-Jeziory
Gmina Osieck	rural	67.5	3,436	Osieck

[edit] See also

Świdermajer, the characteristic style of architecture in the area

[edit] References

Polish official population figures 2006

v • d • e Gminas of Otwock County

Urban gminas: Otwock (seat) • Józefów Urban-rural gmina: Gmina Karczew Rural gminas: Gmina Celestynów • Gmina Kołbiel • Gmina Osieck • Gmina Sobienie-Jeziory • Gmina Wiązowna

v • d • e Counties of Masovian Voivodeship

City counties: Warsaw (capital) • Ostrołęka • Płock • Radom • Siedlce Land counties: Białobrzegi • Ciechanów • Garwolin • Gostynin • Grodzisk Mazowiecki • Grójec • Kozienice • Legionowo • Lipsko • Łosice • Maków • Mińsk • Mława • Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki • Ostrołęka • Ostrów Mazowiecka • Otwock • Piaseczno • Płock • Płońsk • Pruszków • Przasnysz • Przysucha • Pułtusk • Radom • Siedlce • Sierpc • Sochaczew • Sokołów • Szydłowiec • Warsaw West • Węgrów • Wołomin • Wyszków • Żuromin • Zwoleń • Żyrardów