Szczytno County
Szczytno County
Powiat szczycieński | |
|---|---|
Location within the voivodeship | |
Division into gminas | |
| Coordinates (Szczytno): 53°33′46″N 20°59′7″E / 53.56278°N 20.98528°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
| Seat | Szczytno |
| Gminas | |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,933.1 km2 (746.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 69,289 |
| • Density | 36/km2 (93/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 28,230 |
| • Rural | 41,059 |
| Car plates | NSZ |
| Website | http://www.powiat.szczytno.pl |
Szczytno County (Polish: powiat szczycieński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern 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 Szczytno, which lies 45 kilometres (28 mi) south-east of the regional capital Olsztyn. The only other town in the county is Pasym, lying 18 km (11 mi) north-west of Szczytno.
The county covers an area of 1,933.1 square kilometres (746.4 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 69,289, out of which the population of Szczytno is 25,680, that of Pasym is 2,550, and the rural population is 41,059.