Grudziądz County

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Grudziądz County Powiat grudziądzki
—  County  —
Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Grudziądz): 53°29′33″N 18°46′34″E / 53.4925, 18.77611
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Kuyavian-Pomeranian
Seat	Grudziądz
Gminas	Total 6 Gmina Grudziądz Gmina Gruta Gmina Łasin Gmina Radzyń Chełmiński Gmina Rogóźno Gmina Świecie nad Osą
Area
- Total	728.39 km² (281.2 sq mi)
Population (2006)
- Total	38,424
- Density	52.8/km² (136.6/sq mi)
- Urban	5,191
- Rural	33,233
Car plates	CGR
Website: http://www.powiatgrudziadzki.pl/

Grudziądz County (Polish: powiat grudziądzki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-central Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Grudziądz, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The only towns in Grudziądz County are Łasin, which lies 21 km (13 mi) east of Grudziądz, and Radzyń Chełmiński, 16 km (10 mi) south-east of Grudziądz.

The county covers an area of 728.39 square kilometres (281.2 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 38,424, out of which the population of Łasin is 3,276, that of Radzyń Chełmiński is 1,915, and the rural population is 33,233.

[edit] Neighbouring counties

Apart from the city of Grudziądz, Grudziądz County is also bordered by Kwidzyn County to the north, Iława County, Nowe Miasto County and Brodnica County to the east, Wąbrzeźno County to the south, and Chełmno County and Świecie 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 Grudziądz	rural	166.9	10,359	Grudziądz *
Gmina Łasin	urban-rural	136.6	8,288	Łasin
Gmina Gruta	rural	123.8	6,539	Gruta
Gmina Radzyń Chełmiński	urban-rural	90.7	4,917	Radzyń Chełmiński
Gmina Świecie nad Osą	rural	94.7	4,253	Świecie nad Osą
Gmina Rogóźno	rural	115.7	4,068	Rogóźno
* seat not part of the gmina

[edit] References

• Polish official population figures 2006

v • d • e Grudziądz County Urban-rural gminas: Gmina Łasin • Gmina Radzyń Chełmiński  Rural gminas: Gmina Grudziądz • Gmina Gruta • Gmina Rogóźno • Gmina Świecie nad Osą Seat (not part of the county): Grudziądz

v • d • e Counties of Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship City counties: Bydgoszcz (governor's seat) • Toruń (assembly seat) • Grudziądz • Włocławek Land counties: Aleksandrów • Brodnica • Bydgoszcz • Chełmno • Golub-Dobrzyń • Grudziądz • Inowrocław • Lipno • Mogilno • Nakło • Radziejów • Rypin • Sępólno • Świecie • Toruń • Tuchola • Wąbrzeźno • Włocławek • Żnin