Węgrów County

Węgrów County (Polish: powiat węgrowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central 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 largest town is Węgrów, which lies 73 kilometres (45 mi) east of Warsaw. The only other town in the county is Łochów, lying 26 km (16 mi) north-west of Węgrów.

Węgrów County
Powiat węgrowski
County
Flag of Węgrów County
Flag
Coat of arms of Węgrów County
Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Węgrów): 52°24′N 22°1′E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipMasovian
SeatWęgrów
Gminas
Total 9 (incl. 1 urban)
Area
 • Total1,219.18 km2 (470.73 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total66,037
 • Density54/km2 (140/sq mi)
 • Urban
19,453
 • Rural
46,584
Car platesWWE
Websitehttp://www.powiatwegrowski.pl

The county covers an area of 1,219.18 square kilometres (470.7 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 66,037, out of which the population of Węgrów is 12,628, that of Łochów is 6,825, and the rural population is 46,584.[1]

Neighbouring counties

Węgrów County is bordered by Ostrów Mazowiecka County to the north, Sokołów County to the east, Siedlce County to the south, Mińsk County to the south-west, and Wołomin County and Wyszków County to the west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina Type Area
(km2)		 Population
(2019)		 Seat
Gmina Łochów urban-rural 195.0 17,908 Łochów
Węgrów urban 35.5 12,628 Węgrów
Gmina Liw rural 169.6 7,397 Węgrów *
Gmina Korytnica rural 180.5 6,221 Korytnica
Gmina Sadowne rural 144.7 5,861 Sadowne
Gmina Stoczek rural 144.3 4,967 Stoczek
Gmina Grębków rural 130.8 4,451 Grębków
Gmina Miedzna rural 115.8 3,842 Miedzna
Gmina Wierzbno rural 103.1 2,762 Wierzbno
* seat not part of the gmina

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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