__NOTOC__ Szczytno County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern 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 Szczytno, which lies south-east of the regional capital Olsztyn. The only other town in the county is Pasym, lying north-west of Szczytno.Odległości między miastami (Distances between towns)
The county covers an area of .GIOS (Chief Inspectorate for Environmental Protection) 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.Polish official population figures 2006
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 divisions The county is subdivided into eight gminas (one urban, one urban-rural and six rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
Gmina Type Area(km2) Population(2006) SeatSzczytnourban10.025,680 Gmina Szczytnorural347.310,454Szczytno *Gmina Dźwierzutyrural263.46,631DźwierzutyGmina Wielbarkurban-rural347.96,257WielbarkGmina Świętajnorural279.85,879ŚwiętajnoGmina Rozogirural224.05,643RozogiGmina Pasymurban-rural149.45,184PasymGmina Jedwabnorural311.53,561Jedwabno* seat not part of the gmina
Historical population In 1825 Szczytno County (Kreis Ortelsburg) had 38028 inhabitants, including by mother tongue: 34928 (~92%) Polish and 3100 (~8%) German.
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