Żuromin County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (
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) in
Masovian Voivodeship-Administrative division:Masovian Voivodeship is divided into 42 counties : 5 city counties and 37 "land counties"...
, east-central
PolandPoland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
. 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
ŻurominŻuromin is a town in Poland, in Masovian Voivodeship, about 120 km northwest of Warsaw. It is the capital of Żuromin County. Its population is 8,724 .-External links:* *...
, which lies 121 kilometres (75 mi) north-west of
WarsawWarsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
. The only other town in the county is
BieżuńBieżuń is a town in Żuromin County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, with 1,903 inhabitants on the Wkra River. Jedrzej of Golczew, castellan of Płock, estaqblished the town at the end of the 14th century. Prince Siemowit IV, Duke of Masovia granted the city rights charter in 1406 and in 1869,...
, 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 CountySierpc County is a unit of territorial administration and local government 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 Sierpc, which lies ...
to the south-west, and
Rypin CountyRypin County is a unit of territorial administration and local government 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 Rypin, which lies ...
and
Brodnica CountyBrodnica County is a unit of territorial administration and local government 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 largest town is Brodnica,...
to the west.
Administrative division
The county is subdivided into six
gminaThe gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...
s (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 Gmina Żuromin is an urban-rural gmina in Żuromin County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Żuromin, which lies approximately north-west of Warsaw....
|
urban-rural |
132.4 |
14,271 |
Żuromin Żuromin is a town in Poland, in Masovian Voivodeship, about 120 km northwest of Warsaw. It is the capital of Żuromin County. Its population is 8,724 .-External links:* *...
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| Gmina Lubowidz Gmina Lubowidz is a rural gmina in Żuromin County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Lubowidz, which lies approximately north-west of Żuromin and north-west of Warsaw....
|
rural |
190.8 |
7,339 |
Lubowidz Lubowidz is a village in Żuromin County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Lubowidz. It lies approximately north-west of Żuromin and north-west of Warsaw....
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| Gmina Bieżuń Gmina Bieżuń is an urban-rural gmina in Żuromin County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Bieżuń, which lies approximately south of Żuromin and north-west of Warsaw....
|
urban-rural |
122.0 |
5,234 |
Bieżuń Bieżuń is a town in Żuromin County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, with 1,903 inhabitants on the Wkra River. Jedrzej of Golczew, castellan of Płock, estaqblished the town at the end of the 14th century. Prince Siemowit IV, Duke of Masovia granted the city rights charter in 1406 and in 1869,...
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| Gmina Kuczbork-Osada Gmina Kuczbork-Osada is a rural gmina in Żuromin County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Kuczbork-Osada, which lies approximately 9 kilometres north-east of Żuromin and 115 km north-west of Warsaw.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...
|
rural |
121.6 |
5,036 |
Kuczbork-Osada Kuczbork-Osada is a village in Żuromin County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Kuczbork-Osada. It lies approximately east of Żuromin and north-west of Warsaw....
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| Gmina Lutocin Gmina Lutocin is a rural gmina in Żuromin County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Lutocin, which lies approximately 13 kilometres south-west of Żuromin and 118 km north-west of Warsaw.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is...
|
rural |
126.0 |
4,631 |
Lutocin Lutocin is a village in Żuromin County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Lutocin. It lies approximately south-west of Żuromin and north-west of Warsaw....
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| Gmina Siemiątkowo Gmina Siemiątkowo is a rural gmina in Żuromin County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Siemiątkowo, which lies approximately south-east of Żuromin and north-west of Warsaw....
|
rural |
112.1 |
3,567 |
Siemiątkowo Siemiątkowo is a village in Żuromin County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Siemiątkowo. It lies approximately south-east of Żuromin and north-west of Warsaw.-References:...
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