Pisz County

Pisz County (Polish: powiat piski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It came into being on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Pisz, which lies 88 kilometres (55 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn. The county contains three other towns: Orzysz, 24 km (15 mi) north-east of Pisz, Ruciane-Nida, 17 km (11 mi) west of Pisz, and Biała Piska, 18 km (11 mi) east of Pisz.

Pisz County Powiat piski
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Pisz): 53°37′N 21°48′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Warmian-Masurian
Seat	Pisz
Gminas	Total 4 Gmina Biała Piska Gmina Orzysz Gmina Pisz Gmina Ruciane-Nida
Area
• Total	1,776.17 km2 (685.78 sq mi)
Population  (2006)
• Total	57,553
• Density	32/km2 (84/sq mi)
• Urban	34,036
• Rural	23,517
Car plates	NPI
Website	powiat.pisz.pl

The county covers an area of 1,776.17 square kilometres (685.8 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 57,553, out of which the population of Pisz is 19,332, that of Orzysz is 5,804, that of Ruciane-Nida is 4,894, that of Biała Piska is 4,006, and the rural population is 23,517.

Neighbouring counties

Pisz County is bordered by Giżycko County to the north, Ełk County and Grajewo County to the east, Kolno County and Ostrołęka County to the south, Szczytno County to the west, and Mrągowo County to the north-west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into four gminas (all urban-rural, centred on the four towns). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km2)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Pisz	urban-rural	634.8	27,224	Pisz
Gmina Biała Piska	urban-rural	420.1	12,135	Biała Piska
Gmina Orzysz	urban-rural	363.5	9,567	Orzysz
Gmina Ruciane-Nida	urban-rural	357.7	8,627	Ruciane-Nida

References

• Polish official population figures 2006