Przasnysz County

Przasnysz County
Powiat przasnyski
Flag of Przasnysz County
Coat of arms of Przasnysz County
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Przasnysz): 53°1′N 20°53′E / 53.017°N 20.883°E / 53.017; 20.883
Country Poland
VoivodeshipMasovian
SeatPrzasnysz
Gminas
Area
 • Total
1,217.82 km2 (470.20 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total
52,676
 • Density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
 • Urban
20,352
 • Rural
32,324
Car platesWPZ
Websitehttp://www.powiat-przasnysz.pl

Przasnysz County (Polish: powiat przasnyski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. It came into being on 1 January 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Przasnysz, which lies 90 kilometres (56 mi) north of Warsaw. The only other town in the county is Chorzele, lying 26 km (16 mi) north of Przasnysz. The county covers an area of 1,217.82 square kilometres (470.2 sq mi). As of 2019, its total population is 52,616, out of which the population of Przasnysz is 17,264, that of Chorzele is 3,088, and the rural population is 32,324.[1]

Neighbouring counties

Przasnysz County is bordered by Szczytno County to the north, Ostrołęka County to the east, Maków County to the south-east, Ciechanów County to the south-west, Mława County to the west and Nidzica County to the north-west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina Type Area
(km²)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Przasnysz urban 25.2 17,264  
Gmina Chorzele urban-rural 371.5 10,181 Chorzele
Gmina Przasnysz rural 183.9 7,225 Przasnysz *
Gmina Jednorożec rural 231.6 7,139 Jednorożec
Gmina Czernice Borowe rural 120.3 3,783 Czernice Borowe
Gmina Krasne rural 100.9 3,636 Krasne
Gmina Krzynowłoga Mała rural 184.4 3,448 Krzynowłoga Mała
* seat not part of the gmina

References

  1. ^ GUS. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Archived from the original on 2021-04-19. Retrieved 2020-09-14.