Nowe Miasto County Explained

Nowe Miasto County
Native Name:Powiat nowomiejski
Settlement Type:County
Total Type:Total
Image Map1:nowomiejski.png
Map Caption1:Division into gminas
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Warmian-Masurian
Area Total Km2:695.01
Population Total:43388
Population As Of:2006
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:11036
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:32352
Coor Pinpoint:Nowe Miasto Lubawskie
Coordinates:53.4167°N 54°W
Seat:Nowe Miasto Lubawskie
Parts Type:Gminas
Parts:Total 5 (incl. 1 urban)
P1:Nowe Miasto Lubawskie
P2:Gmina Biskupiec
P3:Gmina Grodziczno
P4:Gmina Kurzętnik
P5:Gmina Nowe Miasto Lubawskie
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:NNM
Website:http://www.powiat-nowomiejski.pl

Nowe Miasto County (Polish: powiat nowomiejski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern 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 only town is Nowe Miasto Lubawskie, which lies 73km (45miles) south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.

The county covers an area of 695.01km2. As of 2006 its total population is 43,388, out of which the population of Nowe Miasto Lubawskie is 11,036 and the rural population is 32,352.

Neighbouring counties

Nowe Miasto County is bordered by Iława County to the north, Działdowo County to the east, Brodnica County to the south and Grudziądz County to the west.

Administrative division

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

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2006)
Seat
Nowe Miasto Lubawskieurban11.611,036 
Gmina Biskupiecrural241.39,652Biskupiec
Gmina Kurzętnikrural149.98,646Kurzętnik
Gmina Nowe Miasto Lubawskierural138.07,859Mszanowo
Gmina Grodzicznorural154.36,195Grodziczno

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