Otwock County

Otwock County

Powiat otwocki
Otwock County Powiat otwocki
County
	Coat of arms
	Location within the voivodeship
	Division into gminas
	Coordinates (Otwock): 52°7′N 21°16′E / 52.117°N 21.267°E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Masovian
Seat	Otwock
Gminas	Total 8 (incl. 2 urban) Józefów; Otwock; Gmina Celestynów; Gmina Karczew; Gmina Kołbiel; Gmina Osieck; Gmina Sobienie-Jeziory; Gmina Wiązowna;
Area
• Total	615.09 km2 (237.49 sq mi)
Population (2019)
• Total	124,241
• Density	200/km2 (520/sq mi)
• Urban	75,381
• Rural	48,860
Car plates	WOT
Website	http://www.powiat-otwocki.pl

Otwock County (Polish: 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 22 kilometres (14 mi) south-east of Warsaw. The county also contains the towns of Józefów, lying 3 km (2 mi) north-west of Otwock, and Karczew, 4 km (2 mi) south of Otwock.

The county covers an area of 615.09 square kilometres (237.5 sq mi). 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.^[1]

^ GUS. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Retrieved 2020-09-14.

[population-1] GUS. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Retrieved 2020-09-14.

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