Sierpc County

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Sierpc County
Powiat sierpecki

— County —

Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship

Division into gminas

Coordinates (Sierpc): 52°53′N 19°40′E / 52.883, 19.667

Country

Poland

Seat

Total 7 (incl. 1 urban)

Area

- Total

852.89 km² (329.3 sq mi)

Population (2006)

- Total

53,811

- Density

63.1/km² (163.4/sq mi)

- Urban

18,791

- Rural

35,020

Car plates

WSE

Website: http://www.powiat.sierpc.pl

Sierpc County (Polish: powiat sierpecki) 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 only town is Sierpc, which lies 117 kilometres (73 mi) north-west of Warsaw.

The county covers an area of 852.89 square kilometres (329.3 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 53,811, out of which the population of Sierpc is 18,791 and the rural population is 35,020.

[edit] Neighbouring counties

Sierpc County is bordered by Żuromin County to the north-east, Płońsk County to the east, Płock County to the south, Lipno County to the west and Rypin County to the north-west.

[edit] Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Sierpc	urban	18.6	18,791
Gmina Sierpc	rural	150.2	7,141	Sierpc *
Gmina Zawidz	rural	186.1	6,956	Zawidz
Gmina Mochowo	rural	143.6	6,249	Mochowo
Gmina Gozdowo	rural	126.7	6,041	Gozdowo
Gmina Szczutowo	rural	112.6	4,417	Szczutowo
Gmina Rościszewo	rural	115.1	4,216	Rościszewo
* seat not part of the gmina

[edit] References

Polish official population figures 2006

v • d • e Gminas of Sierpc County

Seat: Sierpc (urban gmina) Rural gminas: Gmina Gozdowo • Gmina Mochowo • Gmina Rościszewo • Gmina Sierpc • Gmina Szczutowo • Gmina Zawidz

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