Węgrów County
County in Masovian Voivodeship, Poland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Węgrów County (Polish: powiat węgrowski) 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 Węgrów, which lies 73 kilometres (45 mi) east of Warsaw. The only other town in the county is Łochów, lying 26 km (16 mi) north-west of Węgrów.
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Węgrów County
Powiat węgrowski | |
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Coordinates (Węgrów): 52°24′N 22°1′E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Masovian |
Seat | Węgrów |
Gminas | |
Area | |
• Total | 1,219.18 km2 (470.73 sq mi) |
Population (2019) | |
• Total | 66,037 |
• Density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) |
• Urban | 19,453 |
• Rural | 46,584 |
Car plates | WWE |
Website | http://www.powiatwegrowski.pl |
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The county covers an area of 1,219.18 square kilometres (470.7 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 66,037, out of which the population of Węgrów is 12,628, that of Łochów is 6,825, and the rural population is 46,584.[1]