Giżycko County

Giżycko County
Powiat giżycki

County

Flag

Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship

Division into gminas

Coordinates (Giżycko): 54°2′N 21°46′E / 54.033°N 21.767°ECoordinates: 54°2′N 21°46′E / 54.033°N 21.767°E

Country

Poland

Seat

Total 6 (incl. 1 urban)

Area

• Total

1,118.74 km² (431.95 sq mi)

Population (2006)

• Total

56,863

• Density

51/km² (130/sq mi)

• Urban

32,673

• Rural

24,190

Car plates

NGI

Website

http://www.gizycko.starostwo.gov.pl

Giżycko County (Polish: powiat giżycki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It came into being on 1 January 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms of 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Giżycko, which lies 88 kilometres (55 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn. The only other town in the county is Ryn, lying 18 km (11 mi) south-west of Giżycko.

The county covers an area of 1,118.74 square kilometres (431.9 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 56,863, out of which the population of Giżycko is 29,667, that of Ryn is 3,006, and the rural population is 24,190.

Until 2002 Giżycko County also included the three gminas which now form Węgorzewo County.

Neighbouring counties

Giżycko County is bordered by Węgorzewo County to the north, Gołdap County to the north-east, Olecko County and Ełk County to the east, Pisz County to the south, and Mrągowo County and Kętrzyn County to the west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Giżycko	urban	13.9	29,667
Gmina Giżycko	rural	289.8	7,671	Giżycko *
Gmina Wydminy	rural	233.5	6,650	Wydminy
Gmina Ryn	urban-rural	211.2	5,986	Ryn
Gmina Miłki	rural	169.4	3,861	Miłki
Gmina Kruklanki	rural	201.0	3,028	Kruklanki
* seat not part of the gmina

References

Polish official population figures 2006

Gminas of Giżycko County

Seat: Giżycko (urban gmina)

Urban-rural gmina	Gmina Ryn

Rural gminas	Gmina Giżycko Gmina Kruklanki Gmina Miłki Gmina Wydminy

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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