Otwock County (powiat otwocki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Otwock, which lies south-east of Warsaw. The county also contains the towns of Józefów, lying north-west of Otwock, and Karczew, south of Otwock.

The county covers an area of . 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

• Polish official population figures 2006