Malbork County




County in Pomeranian, Poland






















































Malbork County


Powiat malborski

County



Flag of Malbork County
Flag


Coat of arms of Malbork County
Coat of arms



Division into gminas
Division into gminas

Coordinates (Malbork): 54°2′N 19°2′E / 54.033°N 19.033°E / 54.033; 19.033Coordinates: 54°2′N 19°2′E / 54.033°N 19.033°E / 54.033; 19.033
Country
 Poland
Voivodeship Pomeranian
Seat Malbork
Gminas
Area

 • Total 494.63 km2 (190.98 sq mi)
Population
(2006)

 • Total 62,960
 • Density 130/km2 (330/sq mi)
 • Urban

42,925
 • Rural

20,035
Car plates GMB
Website http://www.powiat.malbork.pl

Malbork County (Polish: powiat malborski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998.[citation needed] Its administrative seat and largest town is Malbork (site of the historic Malbork Castle), 46 kilometres (29 mi) south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk. The only other town in the county is Nowy Staw, lying 12 km (7 mi) north of Malbork. Until 2002, the county also included the areas which now make up Sztum County.


The county covers an area of 494.63 square kilometres (191.0 sq mi). As of 2006, its total population is 62,960, out of which the population of Malbork is 38,478, of the urban-rural gmina of Nowy Staw is 4,447, and of the rural gminas is 20,035.






Malbork County on a map of the counties of Pomeranian Voivodeship


Malbork County is bordered by Nowy Dwór Gdański County to the north, Elbląg County to the east, Sztum County to the south, Tczew County to the west and Gdańsk County to the north-west.



Administrative division


The county is subdivided into six gminas (one urban, one urban-rural and four rural):





















































Gmina
Type
Area (km²)
Population (2006)
Seat

Malbork
urban
17.2
38,478


Gmina Nowy Staw
urban-rural
114.4
7,840

Nowy Staw

Gmina Stare Pole
rural
79.7
4,595

Stare Pole

Gmina Lichnowy
rural
88.7
4,577

Lichnowy

Gmina Malbork
rural
100.9
4,043

Malbork *

Gmina Miłoradz
rural
93.8
3,427

Miłoradz
* seat not part of the gmina


References


  • Polish official population figures 2006










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