Lidzbark County Explained

Lidzbark County
Native Name:Powiat lidzbarski
Settlement Type:County
Total Type:Total
Image Map1:lidzbarski.png
Map Caption1:Division into gminas
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Warmian-Masurian
Area Total Km2:924.42
Population Total:43006
Population As Of:2006
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:25770
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:17236
Coor Pinpoint:Lidzbark Warmiński
Coordinates:54.1167°N 55°W
Seat:Lidzbark Warmiński
Parts Type:Gminas
Parts:Total 5 (incl. 1 urban)
P1:Lidzbark Warmiński
P2:Gmina Kiwity
P3:Gmina Lidzbark Warmiński
P4:Gmina Lubomino
P5:Gmina Orneta
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:NLI
Website:http://www.powiatlidzbarski.pl/

Lidzbark County (Polish: powiat lidzbarski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland. Its administrative seat and largest town is Lidzbark Warmiński, which lies 38km (24miles) north of the regional capital Olsztyn. The only other town in the county is Orneta, lying 300NaN0 west of Lidzbark Warmiński.

The county covers an area of 924.42km2. As of 2006 its total population is 43,006, out of which the population of Lidzbark Warmiński is 16,390, that of Orneta is 9,380, and the rural population is 17,236.

History

Lidzbark County came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998.

Neighbouring counties

Lidzbark County is bordered by Bartoszyce County to the north-east, Olsztyn County to the south, Ostróda County to the south-west, and Elbląg County and Braniewo County to the west.

Administrative division

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

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2006)
Seat
Lidzbark Warmińskiurban14.316,390 
Gmina Ornetaurban-rural244.112,701Orneta
Gmina Lidzbark Warmińskirural371.06,733Lidzbark Warmiński *
Gmina Lubominorural149.63,717Lubomino
Gmina Kiwityrural145.43,465Kiwity
  • seat not part of the gmina

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