Pisz County

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Pisz County
Powiat piski
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Location within the voivodeship
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Division into gminas
Coordinates(Pisz): 53°37′N21°48′E / 53.617°N 21.800°E / 53.617; 21.800 Coordinates: 53°37′N21°48′E / 53.617°N 21.800°E / 53.617; 21.800
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
Seat Pisz
Gminas
Area
  Total1,776.17 km2 (685.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
  Total57,553
  Density32/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.

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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.

Neighbouring counties

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.

Administrative division

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.

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2006)
Seat
Gmina Pisz urban-rural634.827,224 Pisz
Gmina Biała Piska urban-rural420.112,135 Biała Piska
Gmina Orzysz urban-rural363.59,567 Orzysz
Gmina Ruciane-Nida urban-rural357.78,627 Ruciane-Nida

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