Płock County

Coordinates: 52°33′N 19°42′E / 52.550°N 19.700°E / 52.550; 19.700
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Płock County
Powiat płocki
Flag of Płock County
Coat of arms of Płock County
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Płock): 52°33′N 19°42′E / 52.550°N 19.700°E / 52.550; 19.700
Country Poland
VoivodeshipMasovian
SeatPłock
Gminas
Area
 • Total1,798.71 km2 (694.49 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total110,987
 • Density62/km2 (160/sq mi)
 • Urban
9,598
 • Rural
101,389
Car platesWPL
Websitehttp://www.powiat.plock.pl

Płock County (Polish: powiat płocki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Płock, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The county contains three towns: Gąbin, 17 km (11 mi) south of Płock, Drobin, 29 km (18 mi) north-east of Płock, and Wyszogród, 39 km (24 mi) south-east of Płock.

The county covers an area of 1,798.71 square kilometres (694.5 sq mi). As of 2019, the total country population is 110,987, out of which the population of Gąbin is 4,125, that of Drobin is 2,872, that of Wyszogród is 2,601, and the rural population is 101,389.[1]

Neighbouring counties[edit]

Apart from the city of Płock, Płock County is also bordered by Sierpc County to the north, Płońsk County to the east, Sochaczew County to the south-east, Gostynin County to the south-west, Włocławek County to the west and Lipno County to the north-west.

Administrative division[edit]

The county is subdivided into 15 gminas (three urban-rural and 12 rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina Type Area
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Gmina Stara Biała rural 111.1 11,902 Biała
Gmina Gąbin urban-rural 146.7 11,020 Gąbin
Gmina Bielsk rural 125.5 9,067 Bielsk
Gmina Radzanowo rural 104.3 8,475 Radzanowo
Gmina Brudzeń Duży rural 161.8 8,256 Brudzeń Duży
Gmina Bodzanów rural 136.8 8,218 Bodzanów
Gmina Drobin urban-rural 143.2 7,933 Drobin
Gmina Słupno rural 74.7 7,888 Słupno
Gmina Staroźreby rural 137.6 7,279 Staroźreby
Gmina Mała Wieś rural 108.9 5,985 Mała Wieś
Gmina Wyszogród urban-rural 97.9 5,582 Wyszogród
Gmina Bulkowo rural 117.1 5,575 Bulkowo
Gmina Łąck rural 93.7 5,406 Łąck
Gmina Słubice rural 94.5 4,433 Słubice
Gmina Nowy Duninów rural 144.8 3,968 Nowy Duninów

References[edit]

  1. ^ GUS. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Retrieved 2020-09-14.