Braniewo County
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Braniewo County
| native_name = Powiat braniewski
| settlement_type = County
| total_type = Total
| image_flag = POL powiat braniewski flag.svg
| image_shield = POL powiat braniewski COA.svg
| image_map = Braniewo County Warmia Masuria.png
| map_caption = Location within the voivodeship
| image_map1 = braniewski.png
| map_caption1 = Division into gminas
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{POL}}
| subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
| subdivision_name1 = Warmian-Masurian
| area_total_km2 = 1204.54
| population_total = 41,223
| population_as_of = 2019
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_urban = 22093
| population_blank1_title = Rural
| population_blank1 = 19130
| coor_pinpoint = Braniewo
| coordinates = {{coord|54|23|N|19|50|E|region:PL|display=inline,title}}
| seat = Braniewo
| parts_type = Gminas
| parts = Total 7 (incl. 1 urban)
| p1 = Braniewo
| p2 = Gmina Braniewo
| p3 = Gmina Frombork
| p4 = Gmina Lelkowo
| p5 = Gmina Pieniężno
| p6 = Gmina Płoskinia
| p7 = Gmina Wilczęta
| blank_name = Car plates
| blank_info = NBR
| website = http://www.powiat-braniewo.pl }}
__NOTOC__
Braniewo County ({{langx|pl|powiat braniewski}}) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland, on the border with Russia. 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 Braniewo, which lies {{convert|80|km|mi|0}} north-west of the regional capital Olsztyn. The county also contains the towns of Pieniężno, lying {{convert|27|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} south-east of Braniewo, and Frombork, {{convert|11|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} west of Braniewo.
The county covers an area of {{convert|1204.54|km2|sqmi|1}}. As of 2019 its total population is 41,223, out of which the population of Braniewo is 17,875, that of Pieniężno is 2,271, that of Frombork is 2,332, and the rural population is 19,130.{{Cite web|last=GUS|title=Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June|url=https://stat.gov.pl/en/topics/population/population/population-size-and-structure-and-vital-statistics-in-poland-by-territorial-division-in-2019-as-of-30th-june,3,26.html|access-date=2020-09-14|website=stat.gov.pl|language=en}}
Neighbouring counties
Braniewo County is bordered by Bartoszyce County and Lidzbark County to the east, and Elbląg County to the south-west. It also borders Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast) to the north.
Administrative division
The county is subdivided into seven gminas (one urban, two urban-rural and four rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
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| style="text-align:center;"|Gmina | style="text-align:center;"|Type | style="text-align:center;"|Area | style="text-align:center;"|Population | style="text-align:center;"|Seat |
Braniewo
|urban | style="text-align:right;"|12.4 | style="text-align:right;"|17,040 | |
Gmina Pieniężno
|urban-rural | style="text-align:right;"|241.4 | style="text-align:right;"|6,208 |
Gmina Braniewo
|rural | style="text-align:right;"|306.9 | style="text-align:right;"|6,062 |Braniewo * |
Gmina Frombork
|urban-rural | style="text-align:right;"|125.8 | style="text-align:right;"|3,575 |
Gmina Wilczęta
|rural | style="text-align:right;"|148.0 | style="text-align:right;"|2,981 |
Gmina Lelkowo
|rural | style="text-align:right;"|198.0 | style="text-align:right;"|2,854 |
Gmina Płoskinia
|rural | style="text-align:right;"|172.1 | style="text-align:right;"|2,503 |
colspan=5 style="text-align:right;font-size:90%"|* seat not part of the gmina |