Mińsk County Explained

Mińsk County
Native Name:Powiat miński
Total Type:Total
Image Map1:POL powiat minski map.svg
Map Caption1:Division into gminas
Subdivision Type:Country
Area Total Km2:1164.35
Population Total:150480
Population As Of:2019
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:67240
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:82638
Coor Pinpoint:Mińsk Mazowiecki
Coordinates:52.1833°N 55°W
Parts Type:Gminas
Parts:Total 13 (incl. 2 urban)
Blank Info:WM
Website:http://www.powiatminski.pl

Mińsk County (Polish: powiat miński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. It was (re)created on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Mińsk Mazowiecki, which lies 39km (24miles) east of Warsaw. The county contains three other towns: Sulejówek, 210NaN0 west of Mińsk Mazowiecki, Halinów, 160NaN0 west of Mińsk Mazowiecki, and Kałuszyn, 170NaN0 east of Mińsk Mazowiecki.

The county covers an area of 1164.35km2. As of 2019 its total population is 150,480, out of which the population of Mińsk Mazowiecki is 40,836, that of Sulejówek is 19,766, that of Halinów is 3,739, that of Kałuszyn is 2,899, and the rural population is 82,638.[1]

Neighbouring counties

Mińsk County is bordered by Węgrów County to the north-east, Siedlce County to the east, Garwolin County to the south, Otwock County and the city of Warsaw to the west, and Wołomin County to the north-west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 13 gminas (two urban, two urban-rural and nine rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Mińsk Mazowieckiurban13.140,836 
Sulejówekurban19.519,766 
Gmina Halinówurban-rural63.116,254Halinów
Gmina Mińsk Mazowieckirural112.315,364Mińsk Mazowiecki *
Gmina Dębe Wielkierural77.910,436Dębe Wielkie
Gmina Siennicarural111.0 7,499Siennica
Gmina Stanisławówrural106.06,777Stanisławów
Gmina Cegłówrural95.76,118Cegłów
Gmina Dobrerural124.95,974Dobre
Gmina Kałuszynurban-rural94.55,846Kałuszyn
Gmina Latowiczrural114.25,403Latowicz
Gmina Mrozyrural145.25,123Mrozy
Gmina Jakubówrural87.25,084Jakubów
  • seat not part of the gmina

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.