Żuromin County

Żuromin County Powiat żuromiński
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Żuromin):
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Masovian
Seat	Żuromin
Gminas	Total 6 Gmina Bieżuń Gmina Kuczbork-Osada Gmina Lubowidz Gmina Lutocin Gmina Siemiątkowo Gmina Żuromin
Area
• Total	805.01 km2 (310.82 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	40,078
• Density	50/km2 (130/sq mi)
• Urban	10,521
• Rural	29,557
Car plates	WZU
Website	http://www.zuromin-powiat.pl

Żuromin County (Polish: powiat żuromiński) 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 largest town is Żuromin, which lies 121 kilometres (75 mi) north-west of Warsaw. The only other town in the county is Bieżuń, lying 13 km (8 mi) south of Żuromin.

The county covers an area of 805.01 square kilometres (310.8 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 40,078, out of which the population of Żuromin is 8,647, that of Bieżuń is 1,874, and the rural population is 29,557.

Neighbouring counties

Żuromin County is bordered by Działdowo County to the north-east, Mława County to the east, Płońsk County to the south-east, Sierpc County to the south-west, and Rypin County and Brodnica County to the west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Żuromin	urban-rural	132.4	14,271	Żuromin
Gmina Lubowidz	rural	190.8	7,339	Lubowidz
Gmina Bieżuń	urban-rural	122.0	5,234	Bieżuń
Gmina Kuczbork-Osada	rural	121.6	5,036	Kuczbork-Osada
Gmina Lutocin	rural	126.0	4,631	Lutocin
Gmina Siemiątkowo	rural	112.1	3,567	Siemiątkowo

References

• Polish official population figures 2006