Ostrów County, Masovian Voivodeship
County in Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
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Ostrów County (Polish: powiat ostrowski) is a county in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. Its seat is located in the town of Ostrów Mazowiecka, with the other towns of the county being Małkinia Górna and Brok. The county was established on 1 January 1999, and historically existed from 1919 to 1939 in the Białystok Voivodeship, Second Polish Republic, and in 1939, in the Warsaw Voivodeship.
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Ostrów County
Powiat ostrowski | |
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 Location within the voivodeship | |
 Division into gminas | |
| Coordinates (Ostrów Mazowiecka): 52°48′N 21°54′E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Masovian |
| Seat | Ostrów Mazowiecka |
| Gminas | |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,218.06 km2 (470.30 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 72,558 |
| • Density | 59.568/km2 (154.28/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 24,430 |
| • Rural | 48,128 |
| Car plates | WOR |
| Website | www |
The county covers an area of 1,218.06 square kilometres (470.3 sq mi). As of 2019, its total population is 72,558, out of which the population of Ostrów Mazowiecka is 22,489, that of Małkinia Górna is 4,834 and Brok 1,941, and the rural population is 48,128.[1]
Neighbouring counties
Ostrów County is bordered by Łomża County to the north, Zambrów County to the north-east, Wysokie Mazowieckie County to the east, Sokołów County and Węgrów County to the south, Wyszków County to the south-west, and Ostrołęka County to the north-west.
Administrative division
The county is subdivided into 11 gminas (one urban, two urban-rural and eight rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
| Gmina | Type | Area (km2) |
Population (2019) |
Seat |
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| Ostrów Mazowiecka | urban | 22.1 | 22,489 | |
| Gmina Ostrów Mazowiecka | rural | 283.7 | 12,885 | Ostrów Mazowiecka * |
| Gmina Małkinia Górna | urban-rural | 134.1 | 11,617 | Małkinia Górna |
| Gmina Wąsewo | rural | 119.2 | 4,317 | Wąsewo |
| Gmina Andrzejewo | rural | 118.6 | 4,094 | Andrzejewo |
| Gmina Stary Lubotyń | rural | 109.2 | 3,724 | Stary Lubotyń |
| Gmina Zaręby Kościelne | rural | 88.9 | 3,660 | Zaręby Kościelne |
| Gmina Brok | urban-rural | 110.2 | 2,840 | Brok |
| Gmina Nur | rural | 102.9 | 2,670 | Nur |
| Gmina Boguty-Pianki | rural | 89.1 | 2,594 | Boguty-Pianki |
| Gmina Szulborze Wielkie | rural | 46.7 | 1,668 | Szulborze Wielkie |
| * seat not part of the gmina | ||||