Ciechanów County Explained

Ciechanów County
Native Name:Powiat ciechanowski
Settlement Type:County
Total Type:Total
Image Map1:POL powiat ciechanowski map.svg
Map Caption1:Division into gminas
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Masovian
Area Total Km2:1062.62
Population Total:89460
Population As Of:2019
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:47137
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:42323
Coor Pinpoint:Ciechanów
Coordinates:52.8667°N 58°W
Seat:Ciechanów
Parts Type:Gminas
Parts:Total 9 (incl. 1 urban)
P1:Ciechanów
P2:Gmina Ciechanów
P3:Gmina Glinojeck
P4:Gmina Gołymin-Ośrodek
P5:Gmina Grudusk
P6:Gmina Ojrzeń
P7:Gmina Opinogóra Górna
P8:Gmina Regimin
P9:Gmina Sońsk
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:WCI
Website:http://www.ciechanow.powiat.pl/

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 77km (48miles) north of Warsaw. The only other town in the county is Glinojeck, lying 250NaN0 west of Ciechanów.

The county covers an area of 1062.62km2. As of 2019 its total population is 89,460, out of which the population of Ciechanów is 44,118, that of Glinojeck is 3,019, and the rural population is 42,323.[1]

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.

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Ciechanówurban32.544,118 
Gmina Glinojeckurban-rural153.57,864Glinojeck
Gmina Sońskrural155.07,748Sońsk
Gmina Ciechanówrural140.27,090Ciechanów *
Gmina Opinogóra Górnarural139.85,953Opinogóra Górna
Gmina Regiminrural111.35,018Regimin
Gmina Ojrzeńrural123.14,288Ojrzeń
Gmina Gołymin-Ośrodekrural110.63,777Gołymin-Ośrodek
Gmina Gruduskrural96.73,604Grudusk
  • seat not part of the gmina

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: GUS. Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June. 2020-09-14. stat.gov.pl. en.