Żuromin County

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Żuromin County
Powiat żuromiński

— County —

Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship

Division into gminas

Coordinates (Żuromin): 53°4′N 19°54′E / 53.067, 19.9

Country

Poland

Seat

Total 6

Area

- Total

805.01 km² (310.8 sq mi)

Population (2006)

- Total

40,078

- Density

49.8/km² (128.9/sq mi)

- Urban

10,521

- Rural

29,557

Car plates

WZU

Website: http://www.zuromin-powiat.pl

Żuromin County (Polish: powiat żuromiński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Żuromin, which lies 121 kilometres (75 mi) north-west of Warsaw. The only other town in the county is Bieżuń, lying 13 km (8 mi) south of Żuromin.

The county covers an area of 805.01 square kilometres (310.8 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 40,078, out of which the population of Żuromin is 8,647, that of Bieżuń is 1,874, and the rural population is 29,557.

[edit] Neighbouring counties

Żuromin County is bordered by Działdowo County to the north-east, Mława County to the east, Płońsk County to the south-east, Sierpc County to the south-west, and Rypin County and Brodnica County to the west.

[edit] Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Żuromin	urban-rural	132.4	14,271	Żuromin
Gmina Lubowidz	rural	190.8	7,339	Lubowidz
Gmina Bieżuń	urban-rural	122.0	5,234	Bieżuń
Gmina Kuczbork-Osada	rural	121.6	5,036	Kuczbork-Osada
Gmina Lutocin	rural	126.0	4,631	Lutocin
Gmina Siemiątkowo	rural	112.1	3,567	Siemiątkowo

[edit] References

Polish official population figures 2006

v • d • e Żuromin County

Seat: Żuromin Urban-rural gminas: Gmina Bieżuń • Gmina Żuromin Rural gminas: Gmina Kuczbork-Osada • Gmina Lubowidz • Gmina Lutocin • Gmina Siemiątkowo

v • d • e Counties of Masovian Voivodeship

City counties: Warsaw (capital) • Ostrołęka • Płock • Radom • Siedlce Land counties: Białobrzegi • Ciechanów • Garwolin • Gostynin • Grodzisk Mazowiecki • Grójec • Kozienice • Legionowo • Lipsko • Łosice • Maków • Mińsk • Mława • Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki • Ostrołęka • Ostrów Mazowiecka • Otwock • Piaseczno • Płock • Płońsk • Pruszków • Przasnysz • Przysucha • Pułtusk • Radom • Siedlce • Sierpc • Sochaczew • Sokołów • Szydłowiec • Warsaw West • Węgrów • Wołomin • Wyszków • Żuromin • Zwoleń • Żyrardów