Ciechanów County
Ciechanów County (Polish: powiat ciechanowski) 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 Ciechanów, which lies 77 kilometres (48 mi) north of Warsaw. The only other town in the county is Glinojeck, lying 25 km (16 mi) west of Ciechanów.
Ciechanów County Powiat ciechanowski | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location within the voivodeship | |
 Division into gminas | |
| Coordinates (Ciechanów): 52°52′N 20°38′E | |
| Country |  |
| Voivodeship | Masovian |
| Seat | Ciechanów |
| Gminas | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,062.62 km2 (410.28 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 91,050 |
| • Density | 86/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 48,954 |
| • Rural | 42,096 |
| Car plates | WCI |
| Website | http://www.ciechanow.powiat.pl/ |
The county covers an area of 1,062.62 square kilometres (410.3 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 91,050, out of which the population of Ciechanów is 45,902, that of Glinojeck is 3,052, and the rural population is 42,096.
Neighbouring counties
Ciechanów County is bordered by Mława County to the north, Przasnysz County to the north-east, Maków County and Pułtusk County to the east, and Płońsk County to the south.
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 (2006) |
Seat |
| Ciechanów | urban | 32.5 | 45,902 | |
| Gmina Sońsk | rural | 155.0 | 8,047 | Sońsk |
| Gmina Glinojeck | urban-rural | 153.5 | 7,937 | Glinojeck |
| Gmina Opinogóra Górna | rural | 139.8 | 5,980 | Opinogóra Górna |
| Gmina Ciechanów | rural | 140.2 | 5,938 | Ciechanów * |
| Gmina Regimin | rural | 111.3 | 4,955 | Regimin |
| Gmina Ojrzeń | rural | 123.1 | 4,393 | Ojrzeń |
| Gmina Gołymin-Ośrodek | rural | 110.6 | 4,006 | Gołymin-Ośrodek |
| Gmina Grudusk | rural | 96.7 | 3,892 | Grudusk |
| * seat not part of the gmina | ||||
References
- Polish official population figures 2006
- Website of Ciechanow City www.eciechanow.pl - you can find here many news from City, History of Ciechanow, Information about Ciechanów Country
Seat: Ciechanów (urban gmina) | ||
| Urban-rural gmina | | |
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