Mława County Explained

Mława County
Native Name:Powiat mławski
Settlement Type:County
Total Type:Total
Image Map1:POL powiat mlawski map.svg
Map Caption1:Division into gminas
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Masovian
Area Total Km2:1182.3
Population Total:72906
Population As Of:2019
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:31241
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:41665
Coor Pinpoint:Mława
Coordinates:53.1167°N 42°W
Seat:Mława
Parts Type:Gminas
Parts:Total 10 (incl. 1 urban)
P1:Mława
P2:Gmina Dzierzgowo
P3:Gmina Lipowiec Kościelny
P4:Gmina Radzanów
P5:Gmina Strzegowo
P6:Gmina Stupsk
P7:Gmina Szreńsk
P8:Gmina Szydłowo
P9:Gmina Wieczfnia Kościelna
P10:Gmina Wiśniewo
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:WML
Website:http://www.powiatmlawski.pl

Mława County (Polish: powiat mławski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. It came into being on 1 January 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and only town is Mława, which lies 109km (68miles) north-west of Warsaw.

The county covers an area of 1182.3km2. As of 2019, its total population is 72,906, out of which the population of Mława is 31,241, and the rural population is 41,665.[1]

Neighbouring counties

Mława County is bordered by Nidzica County to the north, Przasnysz County to the east, Ciechanów County and Płońsk County to the south, Żuromin County to the west, and Działdowo County to the north-west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 10 gminas (one urban and nine rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Mławaurban35.531,241 
Gmina Strzegoworural214.27,546Strzegowo
Gmina Wiśnieworural99.35,263Wiśniewo
Gmina Stupskrural118.04,830Stupsk
Gmina Lipowiec Kościelnyrural114.24,811Lipowiec Kościelny
Gmina Szydłoworural122.24,586Szydłowo
Gmina Szreńskrural109.74,172Szreńsk
Gmina Wieczfnia Kościelnarural119.84,067Wieczfnia Kościelna
Gmina Radzanówrural98.73,318Radzanów
Gmina Dzierzgoworural150.63,072Dzierzgowo

References


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.