Węgrów County Explained

Węgrów County
Native Name:Powiat węgrowski
Settlement Type:County
Total Type:Total
Image Map1:POL powiat wegrowski map.svg
Map Caption1:Division into gminas
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Masovian
Area Total Km2:1219.18
Population Total:66037
Population As Of:2019
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:19453
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:46584
Coor Pinpoint:Węgrów
Coordinates:52.4°N 23°W
Seat:Węgrów
Parts Type:Gminas
Parts:Total 9 (incl. 1 urban)
P1:Węgrów
P2:Gmina Grębków
P3:Gmina Korytnica
P4:Gmina Liw
P5:Gmina Łochów
P6:Gmina Miedzna
P7:Gmina Sadowne
P8:Gmina Stoczek
P9:Gmina Wierzbno
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:WWE
Website:http://www.powiatwegrowski.pl

Węgrów County (Polish: powiat węgrowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central 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 largest town is Węgrów, which lies 73km (45miles) east of Warsaw. The only other town in the county is Łochów, lying 260NaN0 north-west of Węgrów.

The county covers an area of 1219.18km2. As of 2019 its total population is 66,037, out of which the population of Węgrów is 12,628, that of Łochów is 6,825, and the rural population is 46,584.[1]

Neighbouring counties

Węgrów County is bordered by Ostrów Mazowiecka County to the north, Sokołów County to the east, Siedlce County to the south, Mińsk County to the south-west, and Wołomin County and Wyszków County to the west.

Administrative division

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

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Gmina Łochówurban-rural195.017,908Łochów
Węgrówurban35.512,628Węgrów
Gmina Liwrural169.67,397Węgrów *
Gmina Korytnicarural180.56,221Korytnica
Gmina Sadownerural144.75,861Sadowne
Gmina Stoczekrural144.34,967Stoczek
Gmina Grębkówrural130.84,451Grębków
Gmina Miedznarural115.83,842Miedzna
Gmina Wierzbnorural103.12,762Wierzbno
  • 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.