Brodnica County


County in Kuyavian-Pomeranian, Poland
























Brodnica County


Powiat brodnicki

County



Flag of Brodnica County
Flag

Coat of arms of Brodnica County
Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship


Division into gminas
Division into gminas

Coordinates (Brodnica): 53°15′N 19°24′E / 53.250°N 19.400°E / 53.250; 19.400Coordinates: 53°15′N 19°24′E / 53.250°N 19.400°E / 53.250; 19.400
Country
 Poland
VoivodeshipKuyavian-Pomeranian
SeatBrodnica
Gminas
Area

 • Total1,038.79 km2 (401.08 sq mi)
Population
(2010)

 • Total75,743
 • Density73/km2 (190/sq mi)
 • Urban

32,644
 • Rural

42,410
Car platesCBR
Websitehttp://www.brodnica.com.pl

Brodnica County (Polish: powiat brodnicki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-central 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 Brodnica, which lies 58 km (36 mi) north-east of Toruń and 95 km (59 mi) east of Bydgoszcz. The county also contains the towns of Jabłonowo Pomorskie, lying 23 km (14 mi) north-west of Brodnica, and Górzno, 18 km (11 mi) east of Brodnica.


The county covers an area of 1,038.79 square kilometres (401.1 sq mi). As of 2010 its total population is 75,743, out of which the population of Brodnica is 27,624, that of Jabłonowo Pomorskie is 3,658, that of Górzno is 1,362, and the rural population is 42,410.


The county includes part of the protected area known as Brodnica Landscape Park.



Neighbouring counties


Brodnica County is bordered by Nowe Miasto County to the north, Działdowo County and Żuromin County to the east, Rypin County to the south, Golub-Dobrzyń County to the south-west, and Wąbrzeźno County and Grudziądz County to the west.



Administrative division


The county is subdivided into 10 gminas (one urban, two urban-rural and seven rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

























































Gmina
Type
Area
(km²)
Population
(2006)
Seat

Brodnica
urban
23.2
27,624
 

Gmina Jabłonowo Pomorskie
urban-rural
134.4
9,060

Jabłonowo Pomorskie

Gmina Brodnica
rural
127.0
6,524

Brodnica *

Gmina Bobrowo
rural
146.3
6,168

Bobrowo

Gmina Świedziebnia
rural
103.8
5,116

Świedziebnia

Gmina Bartniczka
rural
83.4
4,570

Bartniczka

Gmina Zbiczno
rural
132.9
4,467

Zbiczno

Gmina Osiek
rural
75.1
4,079

Osiek

Gmina Górzno
urban-rural
119.4
3,857

Górzno

Gmina Brzozie
rural
93.7
3,589

Brzozie
* seat not part of the gmina


References


  • Polish official population figures 2006











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