Maków County

Maków County Powiat makowski
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Maków Mazowiecki): 52°52′N 21°6′E / 52.867°N 21.100°E / 52.867; 21.100Coordinates: 52°52′N 21°6′E / 52.867°N 21.100°E / 52.867; 21.100
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Masovian
Seat	Maków Mazowiecki
Gminas	Total 10 (incl. 1 urban) Maków Mazowiecki Gmina Czerwonka Gmina Karniewo Gmina Krasnosielc Gmina Młynarze Gmina Płoniawy-Bramura Gmina Różan Gmina Rzewnie Gmina Sypniewo Gmina Szelków
Area
• Total	1,064.56 km2 (411.03 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	46,474
• Density	44/km2 (110/sq mi)
• Urban	12,541
• Rural	33,933
Car plates	WMA
Website	http://www.powiat-makowski.pl

Maków County (Polish: powiat makowski) 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 Maków Mazowiecki, which lies 73 kilometres (45 mi) north of Warsaw. The only other town in the county is Różan, lying 20 km (12 mi) east of Maków Mazowiecki.

The county covers an area of 1,064.56 square kilometres (411.0 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 46,474, out of which the population of Maków Mazowiecki is 9,880, that of Różan is 2,661, and the rural population is 33,933.

Neighbouring counties

Maków County is bordered by Ostrołęka County to the north-east, Wyszków County to the south-east, Pułtusk County to the south, Ciechanów County to the west and Przasnysz County to the north-west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 10 gminas (one urban, one urban-rural and eight rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

References

• Polish official population figures 2006