Węgorzewo County

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Węgorzewo County Powiat węgorzewski
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Węgorzewo): 54°13′N 21°45′E / 54.217°N 21.750°E / 54.217; 21.750
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Warmian-Masurian
Seat	Węgorzewo
Gminas	Total 3 Gmina Budry Gmina Pozezdrze Gmina Węgorzewo
Area
• Total	693.43 km2 (267.73 sq mi)
Population  (2006)
• Total	23,641
• Density	34/km2 (88/sq mi)
• Urban	11,638
• Rural	12,003
Car plates	NWE
Website	http://www.powiatwegorzewski.pl

Węgorzewo County (Polish: powiat węgorzewski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland, on the border with Russia. It was created in 2002 out of the northern part of Giżycko County. Its administrative seat and only town is Węgorzewo, which lies 95 kilometres (59 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

The county covers an area of 693.43 square kilometres (267.7 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 23,641, out of which the population of Węgorzewo is 11,638 and the rural population is 12,003.

Węgorzewo County is bordered by Gołdap County to the east, Giżycko County to the south and Kętrzyn County to the west. It also borders Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast) to the north.

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

• Polish official population figures 2006