Giżycko County

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Giżycko County
Powiat giżycki
—  County  —
Coat of arms of Giżycko County
Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Giżycko): 54°2′24″N 21°45′32″E / 54.04, 21.75889
Country Flag of Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
Seat Giżycko
Gminas
Area
 - Total 1,118.74 km² (431.9 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 56,863
 - Density 50.8/km² (131.6/sq mi)
 - Urban 32,673
 - Rural 24,190
Car plates NGI
Website: http://www.gizycko.starostwo.gov.pl

Giżycko County (Polish: powiat giżycki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern 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 Giżycko, which lies 88 kilometres (55 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn. The only other town in the county is Ryn, lying 18 km (11 mi) south-west of Giżycko.

The county covers an area of 1,118.74 square kilometres (431.9 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 56,863, out of which the population of Giżycko is 29,667, that of Ryn is 3,006, and the rural population is 24,190.

Until 2002 Giżycko County also included the three gminas which now form Węgorzewo County.

[edit] Neighbouring counties

Giżycko County is bordered by Węgorzewo County to the north, Gołdap County to the north-east, Olecko County and Ełk County to the east, Pisz County to the south, and Mrągowo County and Kętrzyn County to the west.

[edit] Administrative division

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

Gmina Type Area
(km²)
Population
(2006)
Seat
Giżycko urban 13.9 29,667  
Gmina Giżycko rural 289.8 7,671 Giżycko *
Gmina Wydminy rural 233.5 6,650 Wydminy
Gmina Ryn urban-rural 211.2 5,986 Ryn
Gmina Miłki rural 169.4 3,861 Miłki
Gmina Kruklanki rural 201.0 3,028 Kruklanki
* seat not part of the gmina

[edit] References