Otwock County (Polish: powiat otwocki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-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 Otwock, which lies 22 kilometres (14 mi) south-east of Warsaw. The county also contains the towns of Józefów, lying 3 km (2 mi) north-west of Otwock, and Karczew, 4 km (2 mi) south of Otwock.

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Otwock County Powiat otwocki
County
Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Otwock): 52°7′N 21°16′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Masovian
Seat	Otwock
Gminas	Total 8 (incl. 2 urban) Józefów Otwock Gmina Celestynów Gmina Karczew Gmina Kołbiel Gmina Osieck Gmina Sobienie-Jeziory Gmina Wiązowna
Area
• Total	615.09 km2 (237.49 sq mi)
Population  (2019)
• Total	124,241
• Density	200/km2 (520/sq mi)
• Urban	75,381
• Rural	48,860
Car plates	WOT
Website	http://www.powiat-otwocki.pl

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The county covers an area of 615.09 square kilometres (237.5 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 124,241, out of which the population of Otwock is 44,827, that of Józefów is 20,698, that of Karczew is 9,856, and the rural population is 48,860.^[1]

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.

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.

• Świdermajer, the characteristic style of architecture in the area