Płońsk County Explained

Płońsk County
Native Name:Powiat płoński
Settlement Type:County
Total Type:Total
Image Map1:POL powiat plonski map.svg
Map Caption1:Division into gminas
Mapsize1:100px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Masovian
Area Total Km2:1383.67
Population Total:87183
Population As Of:2019
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:26514
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:60669
Coor Pinpoint:Płońsk
Coordinates:52.6333°N 43°W
Seat:Płońsk
Parts Type:Gminas
Parts:Total 12 (incl. 2 urban)
P1:Płońsk
P2:Raciąż
P3:Gmina Baboszewo
P4:Gmina Czerwińsk nad Wisłą
P5:Gmina Dzierzążnia
P6:Gmina Joniec
P7:Gmina Naruszewo
P8:Gmina Nowe Miasto
P9:Gmina Płońsk
P10:Gmina Raciąż
P11:Gmina Sochocin
P12:Gmina Załuski
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:WPN
Website:http://www.powiat-plonski.pl/

Płońsk County (Polish: powiat płoński) 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 largest town is Płońsk, which lies 63km (39miles) north-west of Warsaw. The only other town in the county is Raciąż, lying 250NaN0 north-west of Płońsk.

The county covers an area of 1383.67km2. As of 2019, its total population is 87,183, out of which the population of Płońsk is 22,130, that of Raciąż is 4,384, and the rural population is 60,669.[1]

Neighbouring counties

Płońsk County is bordered by Mława County and Ciechanów County to the north, Pułtusk County to the east, Nowy Dwór County to the south-east, Sochaczew County to the south, Płock County and Sierpc County to the west, and Żuromin County to the north-west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 12 gminas (two urban and 10 rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Płońskurban11.622,130 
Gmina Raciążrural248.88,336Raciąż *
Gmina Baboszeworural162.47,957Baboszewo
Gmina Płońskrural127.37,922Płońsk *
Gmina Czerwińsk nad Wisłąrural146.17,657Czerwińsk nad Wisłą
Gmina Naruszeworural159.66,340Naruszewo
Gmina Sochocinrural119.75,823Sochocin
Gmina Załuskirural111.75,667Załuski
Gmina Nowe Miastorural118.44,659Nowe Miasto
Raciążurban3.84,384 
Gmina Dzierzążniarural102.13,658Dzierzążnia
Gmina Joniecrural72.62,650Joniec
  • 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.