Braniewo County

Braniewo County
Powiat braniewski

County

Flag

Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship

Division into gminas

Coordinates (Braniewo): 54°23′N 19°50′E / 54.383°N 19.833°ECoordinates: 54°23′N 19°50′E / 54.383°N 19.833°E

Country

Poland

Seat

Total 7 (incl. 1 urban)

Area

• Total

1,204.54 km² (465.08 sq mi)

Population (2006)

• Total

43,781

• Density

36/km² (94/sq mi)

• Urban

23,319

• Rural

20,462

Car plates

NBR

Website

http://www.powiat-braniewo.pl

Braniewo County (Polish: powiat braniewski) 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 Braniewo, which lies 80 kilometres (50 mi) north-west of the regional capital Olsztyn. The county also contains the towns of Pieniężno, lying 27 km (17 mi) south-east of Braniewo, and Frombork, 11 km (7 mi) west of Braniewo.

The county covers an area of 1,204.54 square kilometres (465.1 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 43,781, out of which the population of Braniewo is 17,875, that of Pieniężno is 2,915, that of Frombork is 2,529, and the rural population is 20,462.

Neighbouring counties

Braniewo County is bordered by Bartoszyce County and Lidzbark County to the east, and Elbląg County to the south-west. It also borders Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast) to the north.

Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Braniewo	urban	12.4	17,875
Gmina Pieniężno	urban-rural	241.4	6,789	Pieniężno
Gmina Braniewo	rural	306.9	6,400	Braniewo *
Gmina Frombork	urban-rural	125.8	3,791	Frombork
Gmina Wilczęta	rural	148.0	3,153	Wilczęta
Gmina Lelkowo	rural	198.0	3,066	Lelkowo
Gmina Płoskinia	rural	172.1	2,707	Płoskinia
* seat not part of the gmina

References

Polish official population figures 2006

Gminas of Braniewo County

Seat	Braniewo (urban gmina)

Urban-rural gminas	Gmina Frombork Gmina Pieniężno

Rural gminas	Gmina Braniewo Gmina Lelkowo Gmina Płoskinia Gmina Wilczęta

Counties of Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

City counties	Olsztyn (capital) Elbląg

Land counties	Bartoszyce Braniewo Działdowo Elbląg Ełk Giżycko Gołdap Iława Kętrzyn Lidzbark Mrągowo Nidzica Nowe Miasto Olecko Olsztyn Ostróda Pisz Szczytno Węgorzewo

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