Chełmno County




County in Kuyavian-Pomeranian, Poland























































Chełmno County


Powiat chełmiński

County

Coat of arms of Chełmno County
Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship


Voivodeship on a map of Poland
Voivodeship on a map of Poland

Coordinates (Chełmno): 53°21′57″N 18°25′22″E / 53.36583°N 18.42278°E / 53.36583; 18.42278Coordinates: 53°21′57″N 18°25′22″E / 53.36583°N 18.42278°E / 53.36583; 18.42278
Country
 Poland
Voivodeship Kuyavian-Pomeranian
Seat Chełmno
Gminas
Area

 • Total 527.62 km2 (203.72 sq mi)
Population
(2006)

 • Total 51,425
 • Density 97/km2 (250/sq mi)
 • Urban

 20,388
 • Rural

 31,037
Car plates CCH
Website http://www.powiat-chelmno.pl

Chełmno County (Polish: powiat chełmiński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-central Poland. It came into being on 1 January 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998. Its administrative seat and only town is Chełmno, which lies 40 km (25 mi) north of Toruń and 40 km (25 mi) north-east of Bydgoszcz.


The county covers an area of 527.62 square kilometres (203.7 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 51,425, out of which the population of Chełmno is 20,388 and the rural population is 31,037.


The county includes the protected area called Chełmno Landscape Park, which stretches along the right bank of the Vistula river.



Neighbouring counties


Chełmno County is bordered by Świecie County to the north, Grudziądz County and Wąbrzeźno County to the east, Toruń County to the south, and Bydgoszcz County to the south-west.



Administrative division


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




Division of Chełmno County





























































Gmina
 Type
 Area
(km²)
 Population
(2006)
 Seat

Chełmno
 urban
 13.6
 20,388
  

Gmina Unisław
 rural
 72.5
 6,766
Unisław

Gmina Lisewo
 rural
 86.2
 5,259
Lisewo

Gmina Chełmno
 rural
 114.1
 5,239
Chełmno *

Gmina Stolno
 rural
 98.4
 5,110
Stolno

Gmina Papowo Biskupie
 rural
 70.4
 4,369
Papowo Biskupie

Gmina Kijewo Królewskie
 rural
 72.2
 4,294
Kijewo Królewskie
* seat not part of the gmina


References


  • Polish official population figures 2006











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