Pułtusk County Explained

Pułtusk County
Native Name:Powiat pułtuski
Settlement Type:County
Total Type:Total
Image Map1:POL powiat pultuski map.svg
Map Caption1:Division into gminas
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Masovian
Area Total Km2:828.63
Population Total:51862
Population As Of:2019
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:19432
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:32430
Coor Pinpoint:Pułtusk
Coordinates:52.7°N 26°W
Seat:Pułtusk
Parts Type:Gminas
Parts:Total 7
P1:Gmina Gzy
P2:Gmina Obryte
P3:Gmina Pokrzywnica
P4:Gmina Pułtusk
P5:Gmina Świercze
P6:Gmina Winnica
P7:Gmina Zatory
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:WPU
Website:http://starostwopultusk.org.pl/

Pułtusk County (Polish: powiat pułtuski) 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 Pułtusk, which lies 54km (34miles) north of Warsaw.

The county covers an area of 828.63km2. As of 2019 its total population is 51,862, out of which the population of Pułtusk is 19,432 and the rural population is 32,430.[1]

Neighbouring counties

Pułtusk County is bordered by Maków County to the north, Wyszków County to the east, Legionowo County to the south, Nowy Dwór County to the south-west, and Płońsk County and Ciechanów County to the west.

Administrative division

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

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Gmina Pułtuskurban-rural133.724,659Pułtusk
Gmina Pokrzywnicarural121.05,013Pokrzywnica
Gmina Zatoryrural121.64,851Zatory
Gmina Obryterural139.74,829Obryte
Gmina Świerczerural93.04,617Świercze
Gmina Winnicarural115.14,096Winnica
Gmina Gzyrural104.43,797Gzy

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.