Chełmno County

Chełmno County Powiat chełmiński
—  County  —
Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
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	Total 7 (incl. 1 urban) Chełmno Gmina Chełmno Gmina Kijewo Królewskie Gmina Lisewo Gmina Papowo Biskupie Gmina Stolno Gmina Unisław
Area
- Total	527.62 km2 (203.7 sq mi)
Population (2006)
- Total	51,425
- Density	97.5/km2 (252.4/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.

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