Pułtusk County

Pułtusk County Powiat pułtuski
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Pułtusk): 52°42′N 21°5′E / 52.700°N 21.083°ECoordinates: 52°42′N 21°5′E / 52.700°N 21.083°E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Masovian
Seat	Pułtusk
Gminas	Total 7 Gmina Gzy Gmina Obryte Gmina Pokrzywnica Gmina Pułtusk Gmina Świercze Gmina Winnica Gmina Zatory
Area
• Total	828.63 km^2 (319.94 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	51,033
• Density	62/km^2 (160/sq mi)
• Urban	19,229
• Rural	31,804
Car plates	WPU
Website	http://starostwopultusk.org.pl/

Pułtusk County (Polish: powiat pułtuski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central 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 Pułtusk, which lies 54 kilometres (34 mi) north of Warsaw.

The county covers an area of 828.63 square kilometres (319.9 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 51,033, out of which the population of Pułtusk is 19,229 and the rural population is 31,804.

Neighbouring counties

Pułtusk County is bordered by Maków County to the north, Wyszków County to the east, Legionowo County to the south, Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki County to the south-west, and Płońsk County and Ciechanów County to the west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Pułtusk	urban-rural	133.7	23,809	Pułtusk
Gmina Obryte	rural	139.7	4,820	Obryte
Gmina Świercze	rural	93.0	4,771	Świercze
Gmina Zatory	rural	121.6	4,750	Zatory
Gmina Pokrzywnica	rural	121.0	4,699	Pokrzywnica
Gmina Winnica	rural	115.1	4,116	Winnica
Gmina Gzy	rural	104.4	4,068	Gzy

References

• Polish official population figures 2006