Pułtusk County

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Pułtusk County
Powiat pułtuski
—  County  —
Coat of arms of Pułtusk County
Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Pułtusk): 52°42′N 21°5′E / 52.7, 21.083
Country Flag of Poland Poland
Voivodeship Masovian
Seat Pułtusk
Gminas
Area
 - Total 828.63 km² (319.9 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 51,033
 - Density 61.6/km² (159.5/sq mi)
 - Urban 19,229
 - Rural 31,804
Car plates WPU
Website: http://starostwopultusk.org.pl/

Pułtusk County (Polish: powiat pułtuski) 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 Pułtusk, which lies 54 kilometres (34 mi) north of Warsaw.

The county covers an area of 828.63 square kilometres (319.9 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 51,033, out of which the population of Pułtusk is 19,229 and the rural population is 31,804.

[edit] Neighbouring counties

Pułtusk County is bordered by Maków County to the north, Wyszków County to the east, Legionowo County to the south, Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki County to the south-west, and Płońsk County and Ciechanów County to the west.

[edit] Administrative division

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

Gmina Type Area
(km²)
Population
(2006)
Seat
Gmina Pułtusk urban-rural 133.7 23,809 Pułtusk
Gmina Obryte rural 139.7 4,820 Obryte
Gmina Świercze rural 93.0 4,771 Świercze
Gmina Zatory rural 121.6 4,750 Zatory
Gmina Pokrzywnica rural 121.0 4,699 Pokrzywnica
Gmina Winnica rural 115.1 4,116 Winnica
Gmina Gzy rural 104.4 4,068 Gzy

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