Ostrołęka County
Ostrołęka County
Powiat ostrołęcki | |
|---|---|
Location within the voivodeship | |
Division into gminas | |
| Coordinates (Ostrołęka): 53°4′N 21°34′E / 53.067°N 21.567°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Masovian |
| Seat | Ostrołęka |
| Gminas | |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,099.32 km2 (810.55 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 88,717 |
| • Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3,408 |
| • Rural | 85,309 |
| Car plates | WOS |
| Website | https://powiatostrolecki.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.
The county covers an area of 2,099.32 square kilometres (810.6 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 88,717, out of which the population of Myszyniec is 3,408 and the rural population is 85,309.