| Przasnysz County Powiat przasnyski |
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| Location within the voivodeship | |||
| Division into gminas | |||
| Coordinates (Przasnysz): | |||
| Country | Poland | ||
| Voivodeship | Masovian | ||
| Seat | Przasnysz | ||
| Gminas |
Total 7 (incl. 1 urban)
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| Area | |||
| • Total | 1,217.82 km2 (470.2 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 52,948 | ||
| • Density | 43.5/km2 (112.6/sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 19,852 | ||
| • Rural | 33,096 | ||
| Car plates | WPZ | ||
| Website | http://www.powiat-przasnysz.pl | ||
Przasnysz County (Polish: powiat przasnyski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Przasnysz, which lies 90 kilometres (56 mi) north of Warsaw. The only other town in the county is Chorzele, lying 26 km (16 mi) north of Przasnysz.
The county covers an area of 1,217.82 square kilometres (470.2 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 52,948, out of which the population of Przasnysz is 17,069, that of Chorzele is 2,783, and the rural population is 33,096.
Przasnysz County is bordered by Szczytno County to the north, Ostrołęka County to the east, Maków County to the south-east, Ciechanów County to the south-west, Mława County to the west and Nidzica County to the north-west.
The county is subdivided into seven gminas (one urban, one urban-rural and five rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
| Gmina | Type | Area (km²) |
Population (2006) |
Seat |
| Przasnysz | urban | 25.2 | 17,069 | |
| Gmina Chorzele | urban-rural | 371.5 | 10,117 | Chorzele |
| Gmina Jednorożec | rural | 231.6 | 7,192 | Jednorożec |
| Gmina Przasnysz | rural | 183.9 | 7,165 | Przasnysz * |
| Gmina Czernice Borowe | rural | 120.3 | 4,029 | Czernice Borowe |
| Gmina Krasne | rural | 100.9 | 3,841 | Krasne |
| Gmina Krzynowłoga Mała | rural | 184.4 | 3,535 | Krzynowłoga Mała |
| * seat not part of the gmina | ||||
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