Ostrów County, Masovian Voivodeship

Ostrów County

Powiat ostrowski
Ostrów County Powiat ostrowski
County
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location within the voivodeship
	Division into gminas
	Coordinates (Ostrów Mazowiecka): 52°48′N 21°54′E / 52.800°N 21.900°E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Masovian
Seat	Ostrów Mazowiecka
Gminas	Total 11 (incl. 1 urban) Ostrów Mazowiecka; Gmina Andrzejewo; Gmina Boguty-Pianki; Gmina Brok; Gmina Małkinia Górna; Gmina Nur; Gmina Ostrów Mazowiecka; Gmina Stary Lubotyń; Gmina Szulborze Wielkie; Gmina Wąsewo; Gmina Zaręby Kościelne;
Area
• Total	1,218.06 km2 (470.30 sq mi)
Population (2019)
• Total	72,558
• Density	60/km2 (150/sq mi)
• Urban	24,430
• Rural	48,128
Car plates	WOR
Website	http://www.powiatostrowmaz.pl

Ostrów County (Polish: powiat ostrowski) is a county in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. Its seat is located in the town of Ostrów Mazowiecka, with the only other town of the county being Brok. The county was established on 1 January 1999, and historically existed from 1919 to 1939 in the Białystok Voivodeship, Second Polish Republic, and in 1939, in the Warsaw Voivodeship.

The county covers an area of 1,218.06 square kilometres (470.3 sq mi). As of 2019, its total population is 72,558, out of which the population of Ostrów Mazowiecka is 22,489, that of Brok is 1,941, and the rural population is 48,128.^[1]

Neighbouring counties

Ostrów County is bordered by Łomża County to the north, Zambrów County to the north-east, Wysokie Mazowieckie County to the east, Sokołów County and Węgrów County to the south, Wyszków County to the south-west, and Ostrołęka County to the north-west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 11 gminas (one urban, one urban-rural and nine rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2019)	Seat
Ostrów Mazowiecka	urban	22.1	22,489
Gmina Ostrów Mazowiecka	rural	283.7	12,885	Ostrów Mazowiecka *
Gmina Małkinia Górna	rural	134.1	11,617	Małkinia Górna
Gmina Wąsewo	rural	119.2	4,317	Wąsewo
Gmina Andrzejewo	rural	118.6	4,094	Andrzejewo
Gmina Stary Lubotyń	rural	109.2	3,724	Stary Lubotyń
Gmina Zaręby Kościelne	rural	88.9	3,660	Zaręby Kościelne
Gmina Brok	urban-rural	110.2	2,840	Brok
Gmina Nur	rural	102.9	2,670	Nur
Gmina Boguty-Pianki	rural	89.1	2,594	Boguty-Pianki
Gmina Szulborze Wielkie	rural	46.7	1,668	Szulborze Wielkie
* seat not part of the gmina