Pułtusk County

Pułtusk County (Polish: powiat pułtuski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central 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 only town is Pułtusk, which lies 54 kilometres (34 mi) north of Warsaw.

Pułtusk County
Powiat pułtuski
County
Flag of Pułtusk County
Flag
Coat of arms of Pułtusk County
Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Pułtusk): 52°42′N 21°5′E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipMasovian
SeatPułtusk
Gminas
Total 7
Area
 • Total828.63 km2 (319.94 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total51,862
 • Density63/km2 (160/sq mi)
 • Urban
19,432
 • Rural
32,430
Car platesWPU
Websitehttp://starostwopultusk.org.pl/

The county covers an area of 828.63 square kilometres (319.9 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 51,862, out of which the population of Pułtusk is 19,432 and the rural population is 32,430.[1]

Neighbouring counties

Pułtusk County is bordered by Maków County to the north, Wyszków County to the east, Legionowo County to the south, Nowy Dwór County to the south-west, and Płońsk County and Ciechanów County to the west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina Type Area
(km2)		 Population
(2019)		 Seat
Gmina Pułtusk urban-rural 133.7 24,659 Pułtusk
Gmina Pokrzywnica rural 121.0 5,013 Pokrzywnica
Gmina Zatory rural 121.6 4,851 Zatory
Gmina Obryte rural 139.7 4,829 Obryte
Gmina Świercze rural 93.0 4,617 Świercze
Gmina Winnica rural 115.1 4,096 Winnica
Gmina Gzy rural 104.4 3,797 Gzy

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.


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