Iława County Explained

Iława County
Native Name:Powiat iławski
Settlement Type:County
Total Type:Total
Image Map1:ilawski.png
Map Caption1:Division into gminas
Subdivision Type:County
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Warmian-Masurian
Area Total Km2:1385
Population Total:89960
Population As Of:2006
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:51624
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:38336
Coor Pinpoint:Iława
Coordinates:53.5964°N 19.5656°W
Seat:Iława
Parts Type:Gminas
Parts:Total 7 (incl. 2 urban)
P1:Iława
P2:Lubawa
P3:Gmina Iława
P4:Gmina Kisielice
P5:Gmina Lubawa
P6:Gmina Susz
P7:Gmina Zalewo
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:NIL
Website:http://www.powiat-ilawski.pl

Iława County (Polish: powiat iławski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland.

In the years 1945-1958 it existed under the name Susz County (Polish: powiat suski), subsequently renamed Iława County and abolished along with all powiats of Poland in 1975. Its current incarnation has been reestablished on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Iława, which lies 65km (40miles) west of the regional capital Olsztyn. The county contains four other towns: Lubawa, 340NaN0 south of Iława, Susz, 210NaN0 north-west of Iława, Kisielice, 210NaN0 west of Iława, and Zalewo, 280NaN0 north of Iława.

The county covers an area of 1385km2. As of 2006 its total population is 89,960, out of which the population of Iława is 32,326, that of Lubawa is 9,328, that of Susz is 5,610, that of Kisielice is 2,208, that of Zalewo is 2,152, and the rural population is 38,336.

Neighbouring counties

Iława County is bordered by Ostróda County to the east, Działdowo County to the south-east, Nowe Miasto County to the south, Grudziądz County and Kwidzyn County to the west, and Sztum County to the north-west.

Administrative division

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

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2006)
Seat
Iławaurban21.932,326 
Gmina Suszurban-rural259.012,825Susz
Gmina Iławarural423.611,828Iława *
Gmina Lubawarural236.610,435Lubawa *
Lubawaurban16.89,328 
Gmina Zalewourban-rural254.36,986Zalewo
Gmina Kisieliceurban-rural172.86,232Kisielice
  • seat not part of the gmina

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