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Ostróda County Powiat ostródzki
County
Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Ostróda): 53°42′N 19°58′E / 53.700°N 19.967°E / 53.700; 19.967Coordinates: 53°42′N 19°58′E / 53.700°N 19.967°E / 53.700; 19.967
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Warmian-Masurian
Seat	Ostróda
Gminas	Total 9 (incl. 1 urban) Ostróda Gmina Dąbrówno Gmina Grunwald Gmina Łukta Gmina Małdyty Gmina Miłakowo Gmina Miłomłyn Gmina Morąg Gmina Ostróda
Area
• Total	1,764.89 km2 (681.43 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	105,286
• Density	60/km2 (150/sq mi)
• Urban	52,886
• Rural	52,400
Car plates	NOS
Website	http://www.powiat.ostroda.pl/en/

Ostróda County (Polish: powiat ostródzki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern 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 Ostróda, which lies 37 kilometres (23 mi) west of the regional capital Olsztyn. The county contains three other towns: Morąg, 25 km (16 mi) north of Ostróda, Miłakowo, 34 km (21 mi) north of Ostróda, and Miłomłyn, 12 km (7 mi) north-west of Ostróda.

The county covers an area of 1,764.89 square kilometres (681.4 sq mi). 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 gminas (one urban, three urban-rural and five rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

References

• Polish official population figures 2006