Nowe Miasto County

Nowe Miasto County Powiat nowomiejski
County
Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Nowe Miasto Lubawskie): 53°25′N 19°35′E / 53.417°N 19.583°ECoordinates: 53°25′N 19°35′E / 53.417°N 19.583°E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Warmian-Masurian
Seat	Nowe Miasto Lubawskie
Gminas	Total 5 (incl. 1 urban) Nowe Miasto Lubawskie Gmina Biskupiec Gmina Grodziczno Gmina Kurzętnik Gmina Nowe Miasto Lubawskie
Area
• Total	695.01 km^2 (268.34 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	43,388
• Density	62/km^2 (160/sq mi)
• Urban	11,036
• Rural	32,352
Car plates	NNM
Website	http://www.powiat-nowomiejski.pl

Nowe Miasto County (Polish: powiat nowomiejski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern 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 Nowe Miasto Lubawskie, which lies 73 kilometres (45 mi) south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.

The county covers an area of 695.01 square kilometres (268.3 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 43,388, out of which the population of Nowe Miasto Lubawskie is 11,036 and the rural population is 32,352.

Neighbouring counties

Nowe Miasto County is bordered by Iława County to the north, Działdowo County to the east, Brodnica County to the south and Grudziądz 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
Nowe Miasto Lubawskie	urban	11.6	11,036
Gmina Biskupiec	rural	241.3	9,652	Biskupiec
Gmina Kurzętnik	rural	149.9	8,646	Kurzętnik
Gmina Nowe Miasto Lubawskie	rural	138.0	7,859	Mszanowo
Gmina Grodziczno	rural	154.3	6,195	Grodziczno

References

• Polish official population figures 2006