Otwock County

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Otwock County

| native_name = Powiat otwocki

| settlement_type = County

| total_type = Total

| image_flag =

| image_shield = POL powiat otwocki COA 1.svg

| image_map = Mazowsze Otwocki.png

| map_caption = Location within the voivodeship

| image_map1 = POL powiat otwocki map.svg

| map_caption1 = Division into gminas

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{POL}}

| subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship

| subdivision_name1 = Masovian

| area_total_km2 = 615.09

| population_total = 124241

| population_as_of = 2019

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_urban = 75381

| population_blank1_title = Rural

| population_blank1 = 48860

| coor_pinpoint = Otwock

| coordinates = {{coord|52|7|N|21|16|E|region:PL|display=inline,title}}

| seat = Otwock

| parts_type = Gminas

| parts = Total 8 (incl. 2 urban)

| p1 = Józefów

| p2 = Otwock

| p3 = Gmina Celestynów

| p4 = Gmina Karczew

| p5 = Gmina Kołbiel

| p6 = Gmina Osieck

| p7 = Gmina Sobienie-Jeziory

| p8 = Gmina Wiązowna

| blank_name = Car plates

| blank_info = WOT

| website = http://www.powiat-otwocki.pl }}

__NOTOC__

Otwock County ({{langx|pl|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 {{convert|22|km|mi|0}} south-east of Warsaw. The county also contains the towns of Józefów, lying {{convert|3|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} north-west of Otwock, and Karczew, {{convert|4|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} south of Otwock.

The county covers an area of {{convert|615.09|km2|sqmi|1}}. 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.{{Cite web|last=GUS|title=Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June|url=https://stat.gov.pl/en/topics/population/population/population-size-and-structure-and-vital-statistics-in-poland-by-territorial-division-in-2019-as-of-30th-june,3,26.html|access-date=2020-09-14|website=stat.gov.pl|language=en}}

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.

width="60%" border="2" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="font-size:90%;line-height:120%;"
bgcolor="F0F8FF"

| style="text-align:center;"|Gmina

| style="text-align:center;"|Type

| style="text-align:center;"|Area
(km2)

| style="text-align:center;"|Population
(2019)

| style="text-align:center;"|Seat

Otwock

|urban

| style="text-align:right;"|47.3

| style="text-align:right;"|44,827

Józefów

|urban

| style="text-align:right;"|23.9

| style="text-align:right;"|20,698

Gmina Karczew

|urban-rural

| style="text-align:right;"|81.5

| style="text-align:right;"|15,830

|Karczew

Gmina Wiązowna

|rural

| style="text-align:right;"|102.1

| style="text-align:right;"|12,971

|Wiązowna

Gmina Celestynów

|rural

| style="text-align:right;"|88.9

| style="text-align:right;"|11,713

|Celestynów

Gmina Kołbiel

|rural

| style="text-align:right;"|106.4

| style="text-align:right;"|8,199

|Kołbiel

Gmina Sobienie-Jeziory

|rural

| style="text-align:right;"|97.4

| style="text-align:right;"|6,384

|Sobienie-Jeziory

Gmina Osieck

|rural

| style="text-align:right;"|67.5

| style="text-align:right;"|3,619

|Osieck

See also

  • Świdermajer, the characteristic style of architecture in the area

References

{{Reflist}}

{{Otwock County}}

{{Masovian Voivodeship}}

{{Authority control}}

Otwock