Żuromin County
Żuromin County
Powiat żuromiński | |
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Location within the voivodeship | |
Division into gminas | |
| Coordinates (Żuromin): 53°4′N 19°54′E / 53.067°N 19.900°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Masovian |
| Seat | Żuromin |
| Gminas | |
| Area | |
• Total | 805.01 km2 (310.82 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 38,688 |
| • Density | 48/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 12,397 |
| • Rural | 26,291 |
| Car plates | WZU |
| Website | http://www.zuromin-powiat.pl |
Żuromin County (Polish: powiat żuromiński) 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 Żuromin, which lies 121 kilometres (75 mi) north-west of Warsaw. Other towns in the county are Bieżuń, lying 13 km (8 mi) south of Żuromin and Lubowidz, lying 9 km (6 mi) north-west of Żuromin.
The county covers an area of 805.01 square kilometres (310.8 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 38,688, out of which the population of Żuromin is 8,867, that of Bieżuń is 1,846, that of Lubowidz is 1,684, and the rural population is 26,291.