Bartoszyce County




County in Warmian-Masurian, Poland























































Bartoszyce County


Powiat bartoszycki

County




Flag of Bartoszyce County
Flag

Coat of arms of Bartoszyce County
Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship


Division into gminas
Division into gminas

Coordinates (Bartoszyce): 54°15′N 20°48′E / 54.250°N 20.800°E / 54.250; 20.800Coordinates: 54°15′N 20°48′E / 54.250°N 20.800°E / 54.250; 20.800
Country
 Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
Seat Bartoszyce
Gminas
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











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