Węgorzewo County
Węgorzewo County
Powiat węgorzewski | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location within the voivodeship | |
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| Coordinates (Węgorzewo): 54°13′N 21°45′E / 54.217°N 21.750°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
| Seat | Węgorzewo |
| Gminas | |
| Area | |
• Total | 693.43 km2 (267.73 sq mi) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 20,703 |
| • Density | 29.856/km2 (77.327/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 10,488 |
| • Rural | 10,140 |
| Car plates | NWE |
| Website | http://www.powiatwegorzewski.pl |
Węgorzewo County (Polish: powiat węgorzewski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland, on the border with Russia. It was created in 2002 out of the northern part of Giżycko County. Its administrative seat and only town is Węgorzewo, which lies 95 kilometres (59 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.
The county covers an area of 693.43 square kilometres (267.7 sq mi). As of 2024 its total population is 20,703, out of which the population of Węgorzewo is 10,488 and the rural population is 10,140.