Nowe Miasto County

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Nowe Miasto County
Powiat nowomiejski
POL powiat nowomiejski COA.svg
Nowe Miasto County Warmia Masuria.png
Location within the voivodeship
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Division into gminas
Coordinates(Nowe Miasto Lubawskie): 53°25′N19°35′E / 53.417°N 19.583°E / 53.417; 19.583
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
Seat Nowe Miasto Lubawskie
Gminas
Area
  Total
695.01 km2 (268.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)
  Total
41,964
  Density60/km2 (160/sq mi)
   Urban
10,089
  Rural
31,875
Car plates NNM
Website http://www.powiat-nowomiejski.pl

Nowe Miasto County (Polish : powiat nowomiejski) 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 only town is Nowe Miasto Lubawskie, which lies 73 kilometres (45 mi) south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.

Contents

The county covers an area of 695.01 square kilometres (268.3 sq mi). As of December 2023 its total population is 41,964, out of which the population of Nowe Miasto Lubawskie is 10,089 and the rural population is 31,875.

Neighbouring counties

Nowe Miasto County is bordered by Iława County to the north, Działdowo County to the east, Brodnica County to the south and Grudziądz County to the west.

Administrative division

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

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2006)
Seat
Nowe Miasto Lubawskie urban11.611,036 
Gmina Biskupiec rural241.39,652 Biskupiec
Gmina Kurzętnik rural149.98,646 Kurzętnik
Gmina Nowe Miasto Lubawskie rural138.07,859 Mszanowo
Gmina Grodziczno rural154.36,195 Grodziczno

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