Wąbrzeźno County
Wąbrzeźno County
Powiat wąbrzeski | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location within the voivodeship | |
 Division into gminas | |
| Coordinates (Wąbrzeźno): 53°17′N 18°57′E / 53.283°N 18.950°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Kuyavian-Pomeranian |
| Seat | Wąbrzeźno |
| Gminas | Total 5 (incl. 1 urban) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 501.31 km2 (193.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 34,886 |
| • Density | 70/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 13,796 |
| • Rural | 21,090 |
| Car plates | CWA |
| Website | http://www.wabrzezno.pl |
Wąbrzeźno County (Template:Lang-pl) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-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 only town is Wąbrzeźno, which lies 36 km (22 mi) north-east of Toruń and 66 km (41 mi) east of Bydgoszcz.
The county covers an area of 501.31 square kilometres (193.6 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 34,886, out of which the population of Wąbrzeźno is 13,796 and the rural population is 21,090.
Neighbouring counties
Wąbrzeźno County is bordered by Grudziądz County to the north, Brodnica County to the east, Golub-Dobrzyń County to the south, Toruń County to the south-west, and Chełmno County to the west.
Administrative division
The county is subdivided into five gminas (one urban and four rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
| Gmina | Type | Area (km²) |
Population (2006) |
Seat |
| Wąbrzeźno | urban | 8.5 | 13,796 | |
| Gmina Wąbrzeźno | rural | 200.8 | 8,600 | Wąbrzeźno * |
| Gmina Płużnica | rural | 119.3 | 4,970 | Płużnica |
| Gmina Książki | rural | 86.5 | 4,299 | Książki |
| Gmina Dębowa Łąka | rural | 86.1 | 3,221 | Dębowa Łąka |
| * seat not part of the gmina | ||||
References
Seat: Wąbrzeźno (urban gmina) | ||
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