Bartoszyce County

Bartoszyce County
Powiat bartoszycki

County

Flag

Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship

Division into gminas

Coordinates (Bartoszyce): 54°15′N 20°48′E / 54.250°N 20.800°ECoordinates: 54°15′N 20°48′E / 54.250°N 20.800°E

Country

Poland

Seat

Total 6 (incl. 2 urban)

Area

• Total

1,308.54 km² (505.23 sq mi)

Population (2006)

• Total

61,354

• Density

47/km² (120/sq mi)

• Urban

34,485

• Rural

26,869

Car plates

NBA

Website

http://www.powiatbartoszyce.republika.pl

Bartoszyce County (Polish: powiat bartoszycki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland, on the border with Russia. 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 Bartoszyce, which lies 56 kilometres (35 mi) north of the regional capital Olsztyn. The county contains three other towns: Górowo Iławeckie, 21 km (13 mi) west of Bartoszyce, Bisztynek, 22 km (14 mi) south of Bartoszyce, and Sępopol, 14 km (9 mi) east of Bartoszyce.

The county covers an area of 1,308.54 square kilometres (505.2 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 61,354, out of which the population of Bartoszyce is 25,423, that of Górowo Iławeckie is 4,554, that of Bisztynek is 2,493, that of Sępopol is 2,015, and the rural population is 26,869.

Neighbouring counties

Bartoszyce County is bordered by Kętrzyn County to the east, Olsztyn County to the south, Lidzbark County to the south-west and Braniewo County to the west. It also borders Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast) to the north.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into six gminas (two urban, two urban-rural and two rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Bartoszyce	urban	11.0	25,423
Gmina Bartoszyce	rural	427.8	10,769	Bartoszyce *
Gmina Górowo Iławeckie	rural	416.3	7,270	Górowo Iławeckie *
Gmina Bisztynek	urban-rural	203.6	6,749	Bisztynek
Gmina Sępopol	urban-rural	246.6	6,589	Sępopol
Górowo Iławeckie	urban	3.3	4,554
* seat not part of the gmina

References

Polish official population figures 2006

Gminas of Bartoszyce County

Urban gminas	Bartoszyce (seat) Górowo Iławeckie

Urban-rural gminas	Gmina Bisztynek Gmina Sępopol

Rural gminas	Gmina Bartoszyce Gmina Górowo Iławeckie

Counties of Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

City counties	Olsztyn (capital) Elbląg

Land counties	Bartoszyce Braniewo Działdowo Elbląg Ełk Giżycko Gołdap Iława Kętrzyn Lidzbark Mrągowo Nidzica Nowe Miasto Olecko Olsztyn Ostróda Pisz Szczytno Węgorzewo

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