Otwock County

Otwock County
Powiat otwocki
Coat of arms of Otwock County
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Otwock): 52°7′N 21°16′E / 52.117°N 21.267°E / 52.117; 21.267
Country Poland
VoivodeshipMasovian
SeatOtwock
Gminas
Area
 • Total615.09 km2 (237.49 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total124,241
 • Density200/km2 (520/sq mi)
 • Urban
75,381
 • Rural
48,860
Car platesWOT
Websitehttp://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]

  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.