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Ostróda County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (
) in
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern
Poland
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. 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
Ostróda, which lies west of the regional capital
Olsztyn. The county contains three other towns:
Morąg, north of Ostróda,
Miłakowo, north of Ostróda, and
Miłomłyn, north-west of Ostróda.
The county covers an area of . As of 2006 its total population is 105,286, out of which the population of Ostróda is 33,419, that of Morąg is 14,497, that of Miłakowo is 2,665, that of Miłomłyn is 2,305, and the rural population is 52,400.
Neighbouring counties
Ostróda County is bordered by
Lidzbark County to the north-east,
Olsztyn County to the east,
Nidzica County to the south-east,
Działdowo County to the south,
Iława County and
Sztum County to the west, and
Elbląg County to the north-west.
Administrative division
The county is subdivided into nine
gmina
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s (one urban, three urban-rural and five rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
Historical population
In 1828, Ostróda County () had 32,845 inhabitants. By
mother tongue, they were 23,577 (~72%)
Polish and 9,268 (~28%)
German.
References
Polish official population figures 2006
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Land counties of Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship