- Ostrów Wielkopolski County
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Ostrów Wielkopolski County
Powiat ostrowski— County — 
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Coordinates (Ostrów Wielkopolski): 51°39′N 17°42′E / 51.65°N 17.7°ECoordinates: 51°39′N 17°42′E / 51.65°N 17.7°E Country 
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Greater PolandSeat Ostrów Wielkopolski Gminas Area – Total 1,160.65 km2 (448.1 sq mi) Population (2006) – Total 158,407 – Density 136.5/km2 (353.5/sq mi) – Urban 84,654 – Rural 73,753 Car plates POS Website http://www.powiat-ostrowski.pl Not to be confused with Ostrów Mazowiecka County, which has the same name in Polish.Ostrów Wielkopolski 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.
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.
Neighbouring counties
Ostrów Wielkopolski County is bordered by Pleszew County to the north, the city of Kalisz and Kalisz County to the east, Ostrzeszów County to the south-east, Oleśnica County to the south-west, and Milicz County and Krotoszyn County to the west.
Administrative division
The county is subdivided into eight gminas (one urban, 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 Ostrów Wielkopolski urban 42.4 72,577 Gmina Ostrów Wielkopolski rural 207.0 17,969 Ostrów Wielkopolski * Gmina Nowe Skalmierzyce urban-rural 125.7 15,169 Skalmierzyce Gmina Odolanów urban-rural 136.0 13,867 Odolanów Gmina Przygodzice rural 163.5 11,320 Przygodzice Gmina Raszków urban-rural 134.5 11,275 Raszków Gmina Sieroszewice rural 163.5 9,605 Sieroszewice Gmina Sośnie rural 187.5 6,625 Sośnie * seat not part of the gmina References
Seat: Ostrów Wielkopolski (urban gmina)Urban-rural gminas 
Rural gminas Counties of Greater Poland Voivodeship City counties 
Land counties Chodzież • Czarnków-Trzcianka • Gniezno • Gostyń • Grodzisk Wielkopolski • Jarocin • Kalisz • Kępno • Koło • Konin • Kościan • Krotoszyn • Leszno • Międzychód • Nowy Tomyśl • Oborniki • Ostrów Wielkopolski • Ostrzeszów • Piła • Pleszew • Poznań • Rawicz • Słupca • Śrem • Środa Wielkopolska • Szamotuły • Turek • Wągrowiec • Wolsztyn • Września • ZłotówCategories:- Ostrów Wielkopolski County
- Land counties of Greater Poland Voivodeship
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