Pisz County
Pisz County (Polish: powiat piski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It came into being on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Pisz, which lies 88 kilometres (55 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn. The county contains three other towns: Orzysz, 24 km (15 mi) north-east of Pisz, Ruciane-Nida, 17 km (11 mi) west of Pisz, and Biała Piska, 18 km (11 mi) east of Pisz.
Pisz County
Powiat piski | |
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| Coordinates (Pisz): 53°37′N 21°48′E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
| Seat | Pisz |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 1,776.17 km2 (685.78 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 57,553 |
| • Density | 32/km2 (84/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 34,036 |
| • Rural | 23,517 |
| Car plates | NPI |
| Website | powiat.pisz.pl |
The county covers an area of 1,776.17 square kilometres (685.8 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 57,553, out of which the population of Pisz is 19,332, that of Orzysz is 5,804, that of Ruciane-Nida is 4,894, that of Biała Piska is 4,006, and the rural population is 23,517.