Ostrów 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.
3-408: The county covers an area of 1,160.65 square kilometres (448.1 sq mi). As of 2020, its total population is 161,581. In 2006 the population of Ostrów Wielkopolski was 72,577, that of Nowe Skalmierzyce 5,080, that of Odolanów 4,960, that of Raszków 2,037, and the rural population was 73,753. Ostrów County is bordered by Pleszew County to the north, the city of Kalisz and Kalisz County to
6-476: A result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the town of Pleszew , which lies 83 kilometres (52 mi) south-east of the regional capital Poznań . The county covers an area of 711.91 square kilometres (274.9 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 61,951, out of which the population of Pleszew is 17,787 and the rural population is 44,164. Pleszew County
9-643: The east, Ostrzeszów County to the south-east, Oleśnica County to the south-west, and Milicz County and Krotoszyn County to the west. 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. Pleszew County Pleszew County ( Polish : powiat pleszewski ) 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
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