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Szczytno County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (
) in
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern
Poland
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. 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
Szczytno, which lies south-east of the regional capital
Olsztyn. The only other town in the county is
Pasym, lying north-west of Szczytno.
The county covers an area of . As of 2006 its total population is 69,289, out of which the population of Szczytno is 25,680, that of Pasym is 2,550, and the rural population is 41,059.
Neighbouring counties
Szczytno County is bordered by
Mrągowo County to the north,
Pisz County to the east,
Ostrołęka County to the south-east,
Przasnysz County to the south,
Nidzica County to the west and
Olsztyn County to the north-west.
Administrative division
The county is subdivided into eight
gmina
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s (one urban, one urban-rural and six rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
Historical population
In 1825 Szczytno County (Kreis Ortelsburg) had 38028 inhabitants, including by
mother tongue: 34928 (~92%)
Polish and 3100 (~8%) German.
References
{{Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
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