Pisz County Powiat piski | |
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Coordinates(Pisz): 53°37′N21°48′E / 53.617°N 21.800°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
Seat | Pisz |
Gminas | |
Area | |
• Total | 1,776.17 km2 (685.78 sq mi) |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 57,553 |
• Density | 32/km2 (84/sq mi) |
• Urban | 34,036 |
• Rural | 23,517 |
Car plates | NPI |
Website | powiat.pisz.pl |
Pisz County (Polish : powiat piski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It came into being on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Pisz, which lies 88 kilometres (55 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn. The county contains three other towns: Orzysz, 24 km (15 mi) north-east of Pisz, Ruciane-Nida, 17 km (11 mi) west of Pisz, and Biała Piska, 18 km (11 mi) east of Pisz.
The county covers an area of 1,776.17 square kilometres (685.8 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 57,553, out of which the population of Pisz is 19,332, that of Orzysz is 5,804, that of Ruciane-Nida is 4,894, that of Biała Piska is 4,006, and the rural population is 23,517.
Pisz County is bordered by Giżycko County to the north, Ełk County and Grajewo County to the east, Kolno County and Ostrołęka County to the south, Szczytno County to the west, and Mrągowo County to the north-west.
The county is subdivided into four gminas (all urban-rural, centred on the four towns). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
Gmina | Type | Area (km2) | Population (2006) | Seat |
Gmina Pisz | urban-rural | 634.8 | 27,224 | Pisz |
Gmina Biała Piska | urban-rural | 420.1 | 12,135 | Biała Piska |
Gmina Orzysz | urban-rural | 363.5 | 9,567 | Orzysz |
Gmina Ruciane-Nida | urban-rural | 357.7 | 8,627 | Ruciane-Nida |
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Gmina Biała Piska is an urban-rural gmina in Pisz County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the town of Biała Piska, which lies approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) east of Pisz and 105 km (65 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn.
Gmina Orzysz is an urban-rural gmina in Pisz County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the town of Orzysz, which lies approximately 24 kilometres (15 mi) north-east of Pisz and 96 km (60 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn.
Gmina Ruciane-Nida is an urban-rural gmina in Pisz County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the town of Ruciane-Nida, which lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) west of Pisz and 71 km (44 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn.
Szkody is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biała Piska, within Pisz County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south-west of Biała Piska, 17 km (11 mi) east of Pisz, and 105 km (65 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn.
Szeroki Bór is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ruciane-Nida, within Pisz County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) east of Ruciane-Nida, 10 km (6 mi) north-west of Pisz, and 79 km (49 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn.
Wejsuny is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ruciane-Nida, within Pisz County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-east of Ruciane-Nida, 16 km (10 mi) north-west of Pisz, and 75 km (47 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn.
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