Chełmno County
Chełmno County (Polish: powiat chełmiński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-central Poland. It came into being on 1 January 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998. Its administrative seat and only town is Chełmno, which lies 40 km (25 mi) north of Toruń and 40 km (25 mi) north-east of Bydgoszcz.
Chełmno County
Powiat chełmiński | |
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| Coordinates (Chełmno): 53°21′57″N 18°25′22″E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Kuyavian-Pomeranian |
| Seat | Chełmno |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 527.62 km2 (203.72 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 52,018 |
| • Density | 99/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 19,605 |
| • Rural | 32,413 |
| Car plates | CCH |
| Website | http://www.powiat-chelmno.pl |
The county covers an area of 527.62 square kilometres (203.7 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 52,018, out of which the population of Chełmno is 19,605 and the rural population is 32,413.
The county includes the protected area called Chełmno Landscape Park, which stretches along the right bank of the Vistula river.
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