Wąbrzeźno County

Wąbrzeźno County (Polish: powiat wąbrzeski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-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 Wąbrzeźno, which lies 36 km (22 mi) north-east of Toruń and 66 km (41 mi) east of Bydgoszcz.

Wąbrzeźno County Powiat wąbrzeski
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Wąbrzeźno): 53°17′N 18°57′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Kuyavian-Pomeranian
Seat	Wąbrzeźno
Gminas	Total 5 (incl. 1 urban) Wąbrzeźno Gmina Dębowa Łąka Gmina Książki Gmina Płużnica Gmina Wąbrzeźno
Area
• Total	501.31 km2 (193.56 sq mi)
Population  (2019)
• Total	34,297[1]
• Urban	13,570
• Rural	20,727
Car plates	CWA
Website	http://www.wabrzezno.pl

The county covers an area of 501.31 square kilometres (193.6 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 34,297, out of which the population of Wąbrzeźno is 13,570 and the rural population is 20,727.

Neighbouring counties

Wąbrzeźno County is bordered by Grudziądz County to the north, Brodnica County to the east, Golub-Dobrzyń County to the south, Toruń County to the south-west, and Chełmno 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 (2019)[1]	Seat
Wąbrzeźno	urban	8.5	13,570
Gmina Ryńsk	rural	200.8	8,569	Wąbrzeźno *
Gmina Płużnica	rural	119.3	4,811	Płużnica
Gmina Książki	rural	86.5	4,163	Książki
Gmina Dębowa Łąka	rural	86.1	3,184	Dębowa Łąka
* seat not part of the gmina

References

1. GUS. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Retrieved 2020-09-11.