Elbląg County

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Elbląg County

| native_name = Powiat elbląski

| settlement_type = County

| total_type = Total

| image_flag = POL powiat elbląski flag.svg

| image_shield = POL powiat elbląski COA.svg

| image_map = Elblag County Warmia Masuria.png

| map_caption = Location within the voivodeship

| image_map1 = elblaski.png

| map_caption1 = Division into gminas

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{POL}}

| subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship

| subdivision_name1 = Warmian-Masurian

| area_total_km2 = 1430.55

| population_total = 57,395

| population_as_of = 2019

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_urban = 16621

| population_blank1_title = Rural

| population_blank1 = 40774

| coor_pinpoint = Elbląg

| coordinates = {{coord|54|5|40|N|19|24|15|E|region:PL|display=inline,title}}

| seat = Elbląg

| parts_type = Gminas

| parts = Total 9

| p1 = Gmina Elbląg

| p2 = Gmina Godkowo

| p3 = Gmina Gronowo Elbląskie

| p4 = Gmina Markusy

| p5 = Gmina Milejewo

| p6 = Gmina Młynary

| p7 = Gmina Pasłęk

| p8 = Gmina Rychliki

| p9 = Gmina Tolkmicko

| blank_name = Car plates

| blank_info = NEB

| website = http://www.powiat.elblag.pl }}

Elbląg County ({{langx|pl|powiat elbląski}}) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Elbląg, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The county contains three towns: Pasłęk, {{convert|18|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} east of Elbląg, Tolkmicko, {{convert|27|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} north of Elbląg, and Młynary, {{convert|24|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} north-east of Elbląg.

The county covers an area of {{convert|1430.55|km2|sqmi|1}}. In 2019, its total population was 57,395, of which the population of Pasłęk was 12,160, that of Tolkmicko was 2,689, that of Młynary was 1,772, and the rural population was 40,774.{{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

Apart from the city of Elbląg, Elbląg County is also bordered by Braniewo County to the north-east, Lidzbark County to the east, Ostróda County to the south-east, Sztum County to the south-west, Malbork County and Nowy Dwór Gdański County to the west and the Vistula Lagoon to the north-west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into nine gminas (three urban-rural and six 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
(km2)

| style="text-align:center;"|Population
(2019)

| style="text-align:center;"|Seat

Gmina Pasłęk

|Urban-rural

| style="text-align:right;"|264.4

| style="text-align:right;"|19,337

|Pasłęk

Gmina Elbląg

|Rural

| style="text-align:right;"|192.1

| style="text-align:right;"|7,524

|Elbląg *

Gmina Tolkmicko

|Urban-rural

| style="text-align:right;"|225.3

| style="text-align:right;"|6,643

|Tolkmicko

Gmina Gronowo Elbląskie

|Rural

| style="text-align:right;"|89.2

| style="text-align:right;"|5,135

|Gronowo Elbląskie

Gmina Młynary

|Urban-rural

| style="text-align:right;"|157.1

| style="text-align:right;"|4,419

|Młynary

Gmina Markusy

|Rural

| style="text-align:right;"|108.6

| style="text-align:right;"|4,075

|Markusy

Gmina Rychliki

|Rural

| style="text-align:right;"|131.7

| style="text-align:right;"|3,811

|Rychliki

Gmina Milejewo

|Rural

| style="text-align:right;"|95.6

| style="text-align:right;"|3,414

|Milejewo

Gmina Godkowo

|Rural

| style="text-align:right;"|166.7

| style="text-align:right;"|3,037

|Godkowo

colspan=5 style="text-align:right;font-size:90%"|* seat not part of the gmina

References

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{{Elbląg County}}

{{Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship}}

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Category:Land counties of Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship