Ostrzeszów County

Ostrzeszów County (Polish: powiat ostrzeszowski) 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 Ostrzeszów, which lies 134 kilometres (83 mi) south-east of the regional capital Poznań. The county also contains the towns of Grabów nad Prosną, lying 14 km (9 mi) north-east of Ostrzeszów, and Mikstat, 15 km (9 mi) north of Ostrzeszów.

Ostrzeszów County

Powiat ostrzeszowski
County
Flag
Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Ostrzeszów): 51°24′N 18°0′E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipGreater Poland
SeatOstrzeszów
Gminas
Area
 • Total772.37 km2 (298.21 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total54,490
 • Density71/km2 (180/sq mi)
 • Urban
18,343
 • Rural
36,147
Car platesPOT
Websitehttp://www.powiatostrzeszowski.pl

The county covers an area of 772.37 square kilometres (298.2 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 54,490, out of which the population of Ostrzeszów is 14,536, that of Grabów nad Prosną is 1,967, that of Mikstat is 1,840, and the rural population is 36,147.

Neighbouring counties

Ostrzeszów County is bordered by Kalisz County to the north, Sieradz County to the east, Wieruszów County to the south-east, Kępno County to the south, Oleśnica County to the west and Ostrów Wielkopolski County to the north-west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina Type Area
(km²)		 Population
(2006)		 Seat
Gmina Ostrzeszów urban-rural 187.5 23,346 Ostrzeszów
Gmina Grabów nad Prosną urban-rural 123.6 7,837 Grabów nad Prosną
Gmina Mikstat urban-rural 87.2 6,187 Mikstat
Gmina Kobyla Góra rural 129.0 5,779 Kobyla Góra
Gmina Doruchów rural 99.3 5,136 Doruchów
Gmina Kraszewice rural 75.1 3,621 Kraszewice
Gmina Czajków rural 70.8 2,584 Czajków

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