Bartoszyce County

County in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland

Bartoszyce County

Powiat bartoszycki

County

Flag

Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship

Division into gminas

Coordinates (Bartoszyce): 54°15′N 20°48′E﻿ / ﻿54.250°N 20.800°E﻿ / 54.250; 20.800
Country|  Poland
Voivodeship| Warmian-Masurian
Seat| Bartoszyce
Gminas|

Total 6 (incl. 2 urban)

* Bartoszyce
* Górowo Iławeckie
* Gmina Bartoszyce
* Gmina Bisztynek
* Gmina Górowo Iławeckie
* Gmina Sępopol

Area

• Total

| 1,308.54 km2 (505.23 sq mi)
Population

(2019)

• Total

| 57,642
• Density| 44/km2 (110/sq mi)
• Urban

| 31,761
• Rural

| 25,881
Car plates| NBA
Website| http://www.powiatbartoszyce.republika.pl

Bartoszyce County (Polish: powiat bartoszycki) 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 Bartoszyce, which lies 56 kilometres (35 mi) north of the regional capital Olsztyn. The county contains three other towns: Górowo Iławeckie, 21 km (13 mi) west of Bartoszyce, Bisztynek, 22 km (14 mi) south of Bartoszyce, and Sępopol, 14 km (9 mi) east of Bartoszyce.

The county covers an area of 1,308.54 square kilometres (505.2 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 57,642, out of which the population of Bartoszyce is 23,482, that of Górowo Iławeckie is 3,951, that of Bisztynek is 2,370, that of Sępopol is 1,958, and the rural population is 25,881.[1]

## Neighbouring counties

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

## Administrative division

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

Gmina | Type | Area
(km2) | Population
(2019) | Seat

|
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|
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Bartoszyce | urban  | 11.0  | 23,482  |
Gmina Bartoszyce | rural  | 427.8  | 10,767  | Bartoszyce *
Gmina Górowo Iławeckie | rural  | 416.3  | 6,878  | Górowo Iławeckie *
Gmina Bisztynek | urban-rural  | 203.6  | 6,339  | Bisztynek
Gmina Sępopol | urban-rural  | 246.6  | 6,225  | Sępopol
Górowo Iławeckie | urban  | 3.3  | 3,951  |
* seat not part of the gmina

## References

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1. ^ GUS. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Retrieved 2020-09-14.

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Gminas of Bartoszyce County

Urban gminas|

* Bartoszyce (seat)
* Górowo Iławeckie

Urban-rural gminas|

* Gmina Bisztynek
* Gmina Sępopol

Rural gminas|

* Gmina Bartoszyce
* Gmina Górowo Iławeckie

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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

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF
* WorldCat

National|

* United States

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