Bartoszyce County

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Bartoszyce County
Powiat bartoszycki
POL powiat bartoszycki flag.svg
POL powiat bartoszycki COA.svg
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Location within the voivodeship
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Division into gminas
Coordinates(Bartoszyce): 54°15′N20°48′E / 54.250°N 20.800°E / 54.250; 20.800
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
Seat Bartoszyce
Gminas
Area
  Total1,308.54 km2 (505.23 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
  Total57,642
  Density44/km2 (110/sq mi)
   Urban
31,761
  Rural
25,881
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.

Contents

The county covers an area of 1,308.54 square kilometres (505.2 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 57,642, out of which the population of Bartoszyce is 23,482, that of Górowo Iławeckie is 3,951, that of Bisztynek is 2,370, that of Sępopol is 1,958, and the rural population is 25,881. [1]

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.

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Bartoszyce urban11.023,482 
Gmina Bartoszyce rural427.810,767 Bartoszyce *
Gmina Górowo Iławeckie rural416.36,878 Górowo Iławeckie *
Gmina Bisztynek urban-rural203.66,339 Bisztynek
Gmina Sępopol urban-rural246.66,225 Sępopol
Górowo Iławeckie urban3.33,951 
* seat not part of the gmina

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References

  1. GUS. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Retrieved 2020-09-14.