Ostrołęka County

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Ostrołęka County
Powiat ostrołęcki
County
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Location within the voivodeship
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Division into gminas
Coordinates(Ostrołęka): 53°4′N21°34′E / 53.067°N 21.567°E / 53.067; 21.567 Coordinates: 53°4′N21°34′E / 53.067°N 21.567°E / 53.067; 21.567
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship Masovian
Seat Ostrołęka
Gminas
Area
 • Total 2,099.32 km2 (810.55 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 84,344
 • Density 40/km2 (100/sq mi)
 •  Urban 3,014
 • Rural 81,330
Car plates WOS
Website http://www.powiat.ostroleka.pl

Ostrołęka County (Polish : powiat ostrołęcki) 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 is the city of Ostrołęka, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The only town in Ostrołęka County is Myszyniec, which lies 38 km (24 mi) north of Ostrołęka.

Polish language West Slavic language spoken in Poland

Polish is a West Slavic language of the Lechitic group. It is spoken primarily in Poland and serves as the native language of the Poles. In addition to being an official language of Poland, it is also used by Polish minorities in other countries. There are over 50 million Polish language speakers around the world and it is one of the official languages of the European Union.

Powiat administrative division of Poland

A powiat is the second-level unit of local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a county, district or prefecture in other countries. The term "powiat" is most often translated into English as "county" or "district".

Masovian Voivodeship Voivodeship in Poland

Mazovian Voivodeship or Mazovia Province is the largest and most populous of the 16 Polish provinces, or voivodeships, created in 1999. It occupies 35,579 square kilometres (13,737 sq mi) of east-central Poland, and has 5,324,500 inhabitants. Its principal cities are Warsaw in the centre of the Warsaw metropolitan area, Radom (226,000) in the south, Płock (127,000) in the west, Siedlce (77,000) in the east, and Ostrołęka (55,000) in the north. The capital of the voivodeship is the national capital, Warsaw.

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The county covers an area of 2,099.32 square kilometres (810.6 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 84,344, out of which the population of Myszyniec is 3,014 and the rural population is 81,330.

Neighbouring counties

Apart from the city of Ostrołęka, Ostrołęka County is also bordered by Pisz County and Kolno County to the north, Łomża County to the east, Ostrów Mazowiecka County to the south-east, Wyszków County to the south, Maków County to the south-west, Przasnysz County to the west, and Szczytno County to the north-west.

Ostrołęka Place in Masovian, Poland

Ostrołęka(listen) is a city in northeastern Poland on the Narew river, about 120 km (75 mi) northeast of Warsaw, with a population of 52,792 (2014) and an area of 33,46 km2. The town is situated in the Masovian Voivodeship, and it is the former capital of the Ostrołęka Voivodeship (1975–1998). Ostrołęka is currently the capital of both Ostrołęka County and Ostrołęka City County. Until the late 1980s, Ostrołęka used to be a local railroad junction, with four lines stemming from Ostrołęka railway station: eastwards to Łapy and Białystok, southwestwards to Tłuszcz and Warsaw, northwards to Wielbark and Olsztyn, and southwards to Małkinia.

Pisz County County in Warmian-Masurian, Poland

Pisz County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern 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 Pisz, which lies 88 kilometres (55 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn. The county contains three other towns: Orzysz, 24 km (15 mi) north-east of Pisz, Ruciane-Nida, 17 km (11 mi) west of Pisz, and Biała Piska, 18 km (11 mi) east of Pisz.

Kolno County County in Podlaskie, Poland

Kolno County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern 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 Kolno, which lies 89 kilometres (55 mi) west of the regional capital Białystok. The only other town in the county is Stawiski, lying 16 km (10 mi) east of Kolno.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 11 gminas (one urban-rural and 10 rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina administrative division of Poland

The gmina is the principal unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. As of 2010 there were 2,478 gminy throughout the country.

GminaTypeArea
(km²)		Population
(2006)		Seat
Gmina Kadzidło rural258.911,030 Kadzidło
Gmina Myszyniec urban-rural228.610,182 Myszyniec
Gmina Olszewo-Borki rural195.89,505 Olszewo-Borki
Gmina Rzekuń rural135.59,080 Rzekuń
Gmina Goworowo rural218.98,756 Goworowo
Gmina Lelis rural197.08,364 Lelis
Gmina Łyse rural246.57,908 Łyse
Gmina Baranowo rural198.26,754 Baranowo
Gmina Czerwin rural171.15,265 Czerwin
Gmina Troszyn rural156.34,880 Troszyn
Gmina Czarnia rural92.52,620 Czarnia

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