Maków County

Maków County
Powiat makowski

County

Flag

Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship

Division into gminas

Coordinates (Maków Mazowiecki): 52°52′N 21°6′E / 52.867°N 21.100°ECoordinates: 52°52′N 21°6′E / 52.867°N 21.100°E

Country

Poland

Seat

Total 10 (incl. 1 urban)

Area

• Total

1,064.56 km² (411.03 sq mi)

Population (2006)

• Total

46,474

• Density

44/km² (110/sq mi)

• Urban

12,541

• Rural

33,933

Car plates

WMA

Website

http://www.powiat-makowski.pl

Maków County (Polish: powiat makowski) 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 and largest town is Maków Mazowiecki, which lies 73 kilometres (45 mi) north of Warsaw. The only other town in the county is Różan, lying 20 km (12 mi) east of Maków Mazowiecki.

The county covers an area of 1,064.56 square kilometres (411.0 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 46,474, out of which the population of Maków Mazowiecki is 9,880, that of Różan is 2,661, and the rural population is 33,933.

Neighbouring counties

Maków County is bordered by Ostrołęka County to the north-east, Wyszków County to the south-east, Pułtusk County to the south, Ciechanów County to the west and Przasnysz County to the north-west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 10 gminas (one urban, one urban-rural and eight rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Maków Mazowiecki	urban	10.3	9,880
Gmina Krasnosielc	rural	167.0	6,544	Krasnosielc
Gmina Płoniawy-Bramura	rural	135.0	5,864	Płoniawy-Bramura
Gmina Karniewo	rural	129.4	5,448	Karniewo
Gmina Różan	urban-rural	84.1	4,423	Różan
Gmina Szelków	rural	112.9	3,695	Szelków
Gmina Sypniewo	rural	128.6	3,528	Sypniewo
Gmina Rzewnie	rural	111.7	2,699	Rzewnie
Gmina Czerwonka	rural	110.6	2,646	Czerwonka
Gmina Młynarze	rural	75.0	1,747	Młynarze

References

Polish official population figures 2006

Gminas of Maków County

Seat	Maków Mazowiecki (urban gmina)

Urban-rural gmina	Gmina Różan

Rural gminas	Gmina Czerwonka Gmina Karniewo Gmina Krasnosielc Gmina Młynarze Gmina Płoniawy-Bramura Gmina Rzewnie Gmina Sypniewo Gmina Szelków

Counties of Masovian Voivodeship

City counties	Warsaw (capital) Ostrołęka Płock Radom Siedlce

Land counties	Białobrzegi Ciechanów Garwolin Gostynin Grodzisk Mazowiecki Grójec Kozienice Legionowo Lipsko Łosice Maków Mińsk Mława Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki Ostrołęka Ostrów Mazowiecka Otwock Piaseczno Płock Płońsk Pruszków Przasnysz Przysucha Pułtusk Radom Siedlce Sierpc Sochaczew Sokołów Szydłowiec Warsaw West Węgrów Wołomin Wyszków Żuromin Zwoleń Żyrardów

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