Kętrzyn County

Kętrzyn County
Powiat kętrzyński

County

Flag

Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship

Division into gminas

Coordinates (Kętrzyn): 54°5′N 21°23′E / 54.083°N 21.383°ECoordinates: 54°5′N 21°23′E / 54.083°N 21.383°E

Country

Poland

Seat

Total 6 (incl. 1 urban)

Area

• Total

1,212.97 km² (468.33 sq mi)

Population (2006)

• Total

66,165

• Density

55/km² (140/sq mi)

• Urban

37,730

• Rural

28,435

Car plates

NKE

Website

http://www.starostwo.ketrzyn.pl/

Kętrzyn County (Polish: powiat kętrzyński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland, on the border with Russia. 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 Kętrzyn, which lies 88 kilometres (55 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn. The county also contains the towns of Reszel, lying 16 km (10 mi) west of Kętrzyn, and Korsze, 19 km (12 mi) north-west of Kętrzyn.

The county covers an area of 1,212.97 square kilometres (468.3 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 66,165, out of which the population of Kętrzyn is 28,000, that of Reszel is 5,098, that of Korsze is 4,632, and the rural population is 28,435.

Neighbouring counties

Kętrzyn County is bordered by Węgorzewo County and Giżycko County to the east, Mrągowo County to the south, and Olsztyn County and Bartoszyce County to the west. It also borders Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast) to the north.

Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Kętrzyn	urban	10.3	28,000
Gmina Korsze	urban-rural	249.9	10,561	Korsze
Gmina Reszel	urban-rural	178.7	8,335	Reszel
Gmina Kętrzyn	rural	285.7	8,285	Kętrzyn *
Gmina Barciany	rural	293.6	6,735	Barciany
Gmina Srokowo	rural	194.6	4,249	Srokowo
* seat not part of the gmina

References

Polish official population figures 2006

Gminas of Kętrzyn County

Seat: Kętrzyn (urban gmina)

Urban-rural gminas	Gmina Korsze Gmina Reszel

Rural gminas	Gmina Barciany Gmina Kętrzyn Gmina Srokowo

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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