Mrągowo County

Mrągowo County
Powiat mrągowski

County

Flag

Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship

Division into gminas

Coordinates (Mrągowo): 53°52′N 21°18′E / 53.867°N 21.300°ECoordinates: 53°52′N 21°18′E / 53.867°N 21.300°E

Country

Poland

Seat

Total 5 (incl. 1 urban)

Area

• Total

1,065.23 km² (411.29 sq mi)

Population (2006)

• Total

50,087

• Density

47/km² (120/sq mi)

• Urban

25,620

• Rural

24,467

Car plates

NMR

Website

http://www.powiat.mragowo.pl

Mrągowo County (Polish: powiat mrągowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern 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 Mrągowo, which lies 54 kilometres (34 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn. The only other town in the county is Mikołajki, lying 21 km (13 mi) east of Mrągowo.

The county covers an area of 1,065.23 square kilometres (411.3 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 50,087, out of which the population of Mrągowo is 21,772, that of Mikołajki is 3,848, and the rural population is 24,467.

Neighbouring counties

Mrągowo County is bordered by Kętrzyn County to the north, Giżycko County to the east, Pisz County to the south-east, Szczytno County to the south and Olsztyn County to the west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Mrągowo	urban	14.8	21,772
Gmina Mikołajki	urban-rural	256.4	8,435	Mikołajki
Gmina Piecki	rural	314.6	7,769	Piecki
Gmina Mrągowo	rural	294.9	7,485	Mrągowo *
Gmina Sorkwity	rural	184.6	4,626	Sorkwity
* seat not part of the gmina

References

Polish official population figures 2006

Gminas of Mrągowo County

Seat	Mrągowo (urban gmina)

Urban-rural gmina	Gmina Mikołajki

Rural gminas	Gmina Mrągowo Gmina Piecki Gmina Sorkwity

Counties of Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

City counties	Olsztyn (capital) Elbląg

Land counties	Bartoszyce Braniewo Działdowo Elbląg Ełk Giżycko Gołdap Iława Kętrzyn Lidzbark Mrągowo Nidzica Nowe Miasto Olecko Olsztyn Ostróda Pisz Szczytno Węgorzewo

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