Lidzbark County

Lidzbark County
Powiat lidzbarski

County

Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship

Division into gminas

Coordinates (Lidzbark Warmiński): 54°7′N 20°35′E / 54.117°N 20.583°ECoordinates: 54°7′N 20°35′E / 54.117°N 20.583°E

Country

Poland

Seat

Total 5 (incl. 1 urban)

Area

• Total

924.42 km² (356.92 sq mi)

Population (2006)

• Total

43,006

• Density

47/km² (120/sq mi)

• Urban

25,770

• Rural

17,236

Car plates

NLI

Website

http://www.powiatlidzbarski.pl/

Lidzbark County (Polish: powiat lidzbarski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland. Its administrative seat and largest town is Lidzbark Warmiński, which lies 38 kilometres (24 mi) north of the regional capital Olsztyn. The only other town in the county is Orneta, lying 30 km (19 mi) west of Lidzbark Warmiński.

The county covers an area of 924.42 square kilometres (356.9 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 43,006, out of which the population of Lidzbark Warmiński is 16,390, that of Orneta is 9,380, and the rural population is 17,236.

History

Lidzbark County came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998.

Neighbouring counties

Lidzbark County is bordered by Bartoszyce County to the north-east, Olsztyn County to the south, Ostróda County to the south-west, and Elbląg County and Braniewo 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
Lidzbark Warmiński	urban	14.3	16,390
Gmina Orneta	urban-rural	244.1	12,701	Orneta
Gmina Lidzbark Warmiński	rural	371.0	6,733	Lidzbark Warmiński *
Gmina Lubomino	rural	149.6	3,717	Lubomino
Gmina Kiwity	rural	145.4	3,465	Kiwity
* seat not part of the gmina

References

Polish official population figures 2006

Gminas of Lidzbark County

Seat	Lidzbark Warmiński (urban gmina)

Urban-rural gmina	Gmina Orneta

Rural gminas	Gmina Kiwity Gmina Lidzbark Warmiński Gmina Lubomino

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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