Płońsk County
Płońsk County
Powiat płoński | |
|---|---|
Location within the voivodeship | |
Division into gminas | |
| Coordinates (Płońsk): 52°38′N 20°23′E / 52.633°N 20.383°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Masovian |
| Seat | Płońsk |
| Gminas | |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,380 km2 (530 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 87,183 |
| • Density | 63/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Car plates | WPN |
| Website | www |
Płońsk County (Polish: powiat płoński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship in east-central 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 Płońsk, which lies 63 km (39 mi) north-west of Warsaw.
The county covers an area of 1,380 km2 (530 sq mi), and consists of two urban and ten rural gminas. It is bordered by eight other counties of the Masovian voivodeship. As of 2019, the county had a population of 87,183 inhabitants, of which about 26,514 reside in the two urban areas of Płońsk and Raciąż.