Mrągowo County

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Mrągowo County
Powiat mrągowski
—  County  —
Flag of Mrągowo County
Flag
Coat of arms of Mrągowo County
Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Mrągowo): 53°52′N 21°18′E / 53.867, 21.3
Country Flag of Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
Seat Mrągowo
Gminas
Area
 - Total 1,065.23 km² (411.3 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 50,087
 - Density 47/km² (121.8/sq mi)
 - Urban 25,620
 - Rural 24,467
Car plates NMR
Website: http://www.powiat.mragowo.pl

Mrągowo County (Polish: powiat mrągowski) 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 Mrągowo, which lies 54 kilometres (34 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn. The only other town in the county is Mikołajki, lying 21 km (13 mi) east of Mrągowo.

The county covers an area of 1,065.23 square kilometres (411.3 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 50,087, out of which the population of Mrągowo is 21,772, that of Mikołajki is 3,848, and the rural population is 24,467.

[edit] Neighbouring counties

Mrągowo County is bordered by Kętrzyn County to the north, Giżycko County to the east, Pisz County to the south-east, Szczytno County to the south and Olsztyn County to the west.

[edit] Administrative division

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

Gmina Type Area
(km²)
Population
(2006)
Seat
Mrągowo urban 14.8 21,772  
Gmina Mikołajki urban-rural 256.4 8,435 Mikołajki
Gmina Piecki rural 314.6 7,769 Piecki
Gmina Mrągowo rural 294.9 7,485 Mrągowo *
Gmina Sorkwity rural 184.6 4,626 Sorkwity
* seat not part of the gmina

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