Węgrów County (Polish: powiat węgrowski) 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 Węgrów, which lies 73 kilometres (45 mi) east of Warsaw. The only other town in the county is Łochów, lying 26 km (16 mi) north-west of Węgrów.
Węgrów County
Powiat węgrowski | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location within the voivodeship | |
 Division into gminas | |
| Coordinates (Węgrów): 52°24′N 22°1′E / 52.400°N 22.017°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Masovian |
| Seat | Węgrów |
| Gminas | |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,219.18 km2 (470.73 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 66,037 |
| • Density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 19,453 |
| • Rural | 46,584 |
| Car plates | WWE |
| Website | http://www.powiatwegrowski.pl |
The county covers an area of 1,219.18 square kilometres (470.7 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 66,037, out of which the population of Węgrów is 12,628, that of Łochów is 6,825, and the rural population is 46,584.[1]
Neighbouring counties
editWęgrów County is bordered by Ostrów Mazowiecka County to the north, Sokołów County to the east, Siedlce County to the south, Mińsk County to the south-west, and Wołomin County and Wyszków County to the west.
Administrative division
editThe county is subdivided into nine gminas (one urban, one urban-rural and seven rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
| Gmina | Type | Area (km2) |
Population (2019) |
Seat |
| Gmina Łochów | urban-rural | 195.0 | 17,908 | Łochów |
| Węgrów | urban | 35.5 | 12,628 | Węgrów |
| Gmina Liw | rural | 169.6 | 7,397 | Węgrów * |
| Gmina Korytnica | rural | 180.5 | 6,221 | Korytnica |
| Gmina Sadowne | rural | 144.7 | 5,861 | Sadowne |
| Gmina Stoczek | rural | 144.3 | 4,967 | Stoczek |
| Gmina Grębków | rural | 130.8 | 4,451 | Grębków |
| Gmina Miedzna | rural | 115.8 | 3,842 | Miedzna |
| Gmina Wierzbno | rural | 103.1 | 2,762 | Wierzbno |
| * seat not part of the gmina | ||||
References
edit- ^ GUS. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Retrieved 2020-09-14.