Ostrzeszów County


Ostrzeszów County is a unit of territorial administration and local government 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 Ostrzeszów, which lies south-east of the regional capital Poznań. The county also contains the towns of Grabów nad Prosną, lying north-east of Ostrzeszów, and Mikstat, north of Ostrzeszów.
The county covers an area of. As of 2006 its total population is 54,490, out of which the population of Ostrzeszów is 14,536, that of Grabów nad Prosną is 1,967, that of Mikstat is 1,840, and the rural population is 36,147.

Neighbouring counties

Ostrzeszów County is bordered by Kalisz County to the north, Sieradz County to the east, Wieruszów County to the south-east, Kępno County to the south, Oleśnica County to the west and Ostrów Wielkopolski County to the north-west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into seven gminas. These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
GminaTypeArea
Population
Seat
Gmina Ostrzeszówurban-rural187.523,346Ostrzeszów
Gmina Grabów nad Prosnąurban-rural123.67,837Grabów nad Prosną
Gmina Mikstaturban-rural87.26,187Mikstat
Gmina Kobyla Górarural129.05,779Kobyla Góra
Gmina Doruchówrural99.35,136Doruchów
Gmina Kraszewicerural75.13,621Kraszewice
Gmina Czajkówrural70.82,584Czajków