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Otwock County
Powiat otwocki— County — 
Coat of armsLocation within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Otwock): 52°7′N 21°16′E / 52.117°N 21.267°ECoordinates: 52°7′N 21°16′E / 52.117°N 21.267°E Country 
PolandVoivodeship Masovian Seat Otwock Gminas Total 8 (incl. 2 urban)Area - Total 615.09 km2 (237.5 sq mi) Population (2006) - Total 116,086 - Density 188.7/km2 (488.8/sq mi) - Urban 71,996 - Rural 44,090 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 2006 its total population is 116,086, out of which the population of Otwock is 43,247, that of Józefów is 18,353, that of Karczew is 10,396, and the rural population is 44,090.
Neighbouring counties
Otwock County is bordered by Mińsk County to the east, Garwolin County to the south-east, Grójec County to the south-west, and Piaseczno County and the city of Warsaw to the west.
Administrative division
The county is subdivided into eight gminas (two urban, one urban-rural and five rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
Gmina Type Area
(km²)Population
(2006)Seat Otwock urban 47.3 43,247 Józefów urban 23.9 18,353 Gmina Karczew urban-rural 81.5 15,919 Karczew Gmina Celestynów rural 88.9 11,032 Celestynów Gmina Wiązowna rural 102.1 9,890 Wiązowna Gmina Kołbiel rural 106.4 7,980 Kołbiel Gmina Sobienie-Jeziory rural 97.4 6,229 Sobienie-Jeziory Gmina Osieck rural 67.5 3,436 Osieck See also
- Świdermajer, the characteristic style of architecture in the area
References
Urban gminas 
Urban-rural gmina Rural gminas Counties of Masovian Voivodeship City counties 
Land counties Białobrzegi • Ciechanów • Garwolin • Gostynin • Grodzisk Mazowiecki • Grójec • Kozienice • Legionowo • Lipsko • Łosice • Maków • Mińsk • Mława • Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki • Ostrołęka • Ostrów Mazowiecka • Otwock • Piaseczno • Płock • Płońsk • Pruszków • Przasnysz • Przysucha • Pułtusk • Radom • Siedlce • Sierpc • Sochaczew • Sokołów • Szydłowiec • Warsaw West • Węgrów • Wołomin • Wyszków • Żuromin • Zwoleń • ŻyrardówCategories:- Otwock County
- Land counties of Masovian Voivodeship
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