Ostrów County, Greater Poland Voivodeship
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Ostrów County (Polish: powiat ostrowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-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 Ostrów Wielkopolski, which lies 100 kilometres (62 mi) south-east of the regional capital Poznań. The county contains three other towns: Nowe Skalmierzyce, 22 km (14 mi) east of Ostrów Wielkopolski, Odolanów, 10 km (6 mi) south of Ostrów Wielkopolski, and Raszków, 8 km (5 mi) north of Ostrów Wielkopolski.
Ostrów County
Powiat ostrowski | |
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Coordinates (Ostrów Wielkopolski): 51°39′N 17°42′E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Greater Poland |
Seat | Ostrów Wielkopolski |
Gminas | |
Area | |
• Total | 1,160.65 km2 (448.13 sq mi) |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 158,407 |
• Density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) |
• Urban | 84,654 |
• Rural | 73,753 |
Car plates | POS |
Website | http://www.powiat-ostrowski.pl |
The county covers an area of 1,160.65 square kilometres (448.1 sq mi). As of 2006, its total population is 158,407, out of which the population of Ostrów Wielkopolski is 72,577, that of Nowe Skalmierzyce is 5,080, that of Odolanów is 4,960, that of Raszków is 2,037, and the rural population is 73,753.