Elbląg 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 is the city of Elbląg, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The county contains three towns: Pasłęk, east of Elbląg, Tolkmicko, north of Elbląg, and Młynary, north-east of Elbląg.
The county covers an area of . In 2019, its total population was 57,395, of which the population of Pasłęk was 12,160, that of Tolkmicko was 2,689, that of Młynary was 1,772, and the rural population was 40,774.
Neighbouring counties Apart from the city of Elbląg, Elbląg County is also bordered by Braniewo County to the north-east, Lidzbark County to the east, Ostróda County to the south-east, Sztum County to the south-west, Malbork County and Nowy Dwór County to the west and the Vistula Lagoon to the north-west.
Administrative division The county is subdivided into nine gminas (three urban-rural and six rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
Gmina Type Area(km2) Population(2019) SeatGmina PasłękUrban-rural264.419,337PasłękGmina ElblągRural192.17,524Elbląg *Gmina TolkmickoUrban-rural225.36,643TolkmickoGmina Gronowo ElbląskieRural89.25,135Gronowo ElbląskieGmina MłynaryUrban-rural157.14,419MłynaryGmina MarkusyRural108.64,075MarkusyGmina RychlikiRural131.73,811RychlikiGmina MilejewoRural95.63,414MilejewoGmina GodkowoRural166.73,037Godkowo* seat not part of the gmina
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