Działdowo County
Działdowo County (Polish: powiat działdowski) 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 Działdowo, which lies 65 kilometres (40 mi) south of the regional capital Olsztyn. The only other town in the county is Lidzbark, lying 25 km (16 mi) west of Działdowo. (This should not be confused with Lidzbark Warmiński, another town in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, which is the seat of Lidzbark County.)
Działdowo County
Powiat działdowski | |
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County | |
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Location within the voivodeship | |
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| Coordinates (Działdowo): 53°14′N 20°11′E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
| Seat | Działdowo |
| Gminas | Total 6 (incl. 1 urban) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 953.18 km2 (368.02 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 65,288 |
| • Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 29,073 |
| • Rural | 36,215 |
| Car plates | NDZ |
| Website | http://www.powiatdzialdowski.pl |
The county covers an area of 953.18 square kilometres (368.0 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 65,288, out of which the population of Działdowo is 21,279, that of Lidzbark is 7,794, and the rural population is 36,215.