__NOTOC__ Płońsk County ( pl, powiat płoński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (

powiat A ''powiat'' (pronounced ; Polish plural: ''powiaty'') is the second-level unit of local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a county, district or prefecture ( LAU-1, formerly NUTS-4) in other countries. The term "''powiat ...

) in

Masovian Voivodeship The Masovian Voivodeship, also known as the Mazovia Province ( pl, województwo mazowieckie ) is a voivodeship (province) in east-central Poland, with its capital located in the city of Warsaw, which also serves as the capital of the country. Th ...

, east-central

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...

. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the

Polish local government reforms The administrative division of Poland since 1999 has been based on three levels of subdivision. The territory of Poland is divided into ''voivodeships'' (provinces); these are further divided into ''powiats'' (counties or districts), and these i ...

passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is

Płońsk Płońsk (; yi, פּלאָנסק, Plonsk) is a town in central Poland with 22,500 inhabitants (2010). Situated at the Płonka river in the historic region of Mazovia, it is the seat of Płońsk County in the Masovian Voivodeship. History Ac ...

, which lies north-west of

Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...

. The only other town in the county is

Raciąż Raciąż is a town in Płońsk County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, with 4,585 inhabitants (2004). Its history dates to 10th century. History A Jewish population had lived in Raciąż since the 1600s. Between 1857 and 1931, the Jewish populatio ...

, lying north-west of Płońsk. The county covers an area of . As of 2019 its total population is 87,183, out of which the population of Płońsk is 22,130, that of Raciąż is 4,384, and the rural population is 60,669.

Neighbouring counties

Płońsk County is bordered by Mława County and

Ciechanów County __NOTOC__ Ciechanów County ( pl, powiat ciechanowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local govern ...

to the north,

Pułtusk County __NOTOC__ Pułtusk County ( pl, powiat pułtuski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. It came into being on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Polish local government re ...

to the east, Nowy Dwór County to the south-east,

Sochaczew County __NOTOC__ Sochaczew County ( pl, powiat sochaczewski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local gover ...

to the south,

Płock County __NOTOC__ Płock County ( pl, powiat płocki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government refo ...

and

Sierpc County __NOTOC__ Sierpc County ( pl, powiat sierpecki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. It came into being on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Polish local government refo ...

to the west, and

Żuromin County __NOTOC__ Żuromin County ( pl, powiat żuromiński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local governme ...

to the north-west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 12 gminas (two urban and 10 rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Plonsk County Land counties of Masovian Voivodeship