Węgorzewo County Explained

Węgorzewo County
Native Name:Powiat węgorzewski
Settlement Type:County
Total Type:Total
Image Map1:wegorzewski.png
Map Caption1:Division into gminas
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Warmian-Masurian
Area Total Km2:693.43
Population Total:23641
Population As Of:2006
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:11638
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:12003
Coor Pinpoint:Węgorzewo
Coordinates:54.2167°N 66°W
Seat:Węgorzewo
Parts Type:Gminas
Parts:Total 3
P1:Gmina Budry
P2:Gmina Pozezdrze
P3:Gmina Węgorzewo
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:NWE
Website:http://www.powiatwegorzewski.pl

Węgorzewo County (Polish: powiat węgorzewski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland, on the border with Russia. It was created in 2002 out of the northern part of Giżycko County. Its administrative seat and only town is Węgorzewo, which lies 95km (59miles) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

The county covers an area of 693.43km2. As of 2006 its total population is 23,641, out of which the population of Węgorzewo is 11,638 and the rural population is 12,003.

Neighbouring counties

Węgorzewo County is bordered by Gołdap County to the east, Giżycko County to the south and Kętrzyn County to the west. It also borders Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast) to the north.

Administrative division

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

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2006)
Seat
Gmina Węgorzewourban-rural341.117,092Węgorzewo
Gmina Pozezdrzerural177.33,498Pozezdrze
Gmina Budryrural175.03,051Budry

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