Malbork County

Malbork County Powiat malborski
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Flag Coat of arms
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Malbork): 54°2′N 19°2′E / 54.033°N 19.033°E / 54.033; 19.033Coordinates: 54°2′N 19°2′E / 54.033°N 19.033°E / 54.033; 19.033
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Pomeranian
Seat	Malbork
Gminas	Total 6 (incl. 1 urban) Malbork Gmina Lichnowy Gmina Malbork Gmina Miłoradz Gmina Nowy Staw Gmina Stare Pole
Area
- Total	494.63 km2 (191 sq mi)
Population (2006)
- Total	62,960
- Density	127.3/km2 (329.7/sq mi)
- Urban	42,925
- Rural	20,035
Car plates	GMB
Website	http://www.powiat.malbork.pl

Malbork County (Polish: powiat malborski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Pomeranian 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 and largest town is Malbork (site of the historic Malbork Castle), 46 kilometres (29 mi) south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk. The only other town in the county is Nowy Staw, lying 12 km (7 mi) north of Malbork. Until 2002 the county also included the areas which now make up Sztum County.

The county covers an area of 494.63 square kilometres (191.0 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 62,960, out of which the population of Malbork is 38,478, that of Nowy Staw is 4,447, and the rural population is 20,035.

Kartuzy

Wejherowo

Puck

Gdynia

Sopot

Gdańsk

Gdańsk

N. Dwór Gd.

Lębork

Słupsk

Słupsk

Tczew

Malbork

Sztum

Kwidzyn

Kościerzyna

Człuchów

Chojnice

Bytów

Starogard
Gdański

Malbork County on a map of the counties of Pomeranian Voivodeship

Malbork County is bordered by Nowy Dwór Gdański County to the north, Elbląg County to the east, Sztum County to the south, Tczew County to the west and Gdańsk County to the north-west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into six gminas (one urban, one urban-rural and four rural):

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Malbork	urban	17.2	38,478
Gmina Nowy Staw	urban-rural	114.4	7,840	Nowy Staw
Gmina Stare Pole	rural	79.7	4,595	Stare Pole
Gmina Lichnowy	rural	88.7	4,577	Lichnowy
Gmina Malbork	rural	100.9	4,043	Malbork *
Gmina Miłoradz	rural	93.8	3,427	Miłoradz
* seat not part of the gmina

References

• Polish official population figures 2006