Nowe Miasto County

Nowe Miasto County
Powiat nowomiejski
Coat of arms of Nowe Miasto County
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Nowe Miasto Lubawskie): 53°25′N 19°35′E / 53.417°N 19.583°E / 53.417; 19.583
Country Poland
VoivodeshipWarmian-Masurian
SeatNowe Miasto Lubawskie
Gminas
Area
 • Total695.01 km2 (268.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total43,388
 • Density62/km2 (160/sq mi)
 • Urban
11,036
 • Rural
32,352
Car platesNNM
Websitehttp://www.powiat-nowomiejski.pl

Nowe Miasto County (Polish: powiat nowomiejski) 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 only town is Nowe Miasto Lubawskie, which lies 73 kilometres (45 mi) south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.

The county covers an area of 695.01 square kilometres (268.3 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 43,388, out of which the population of Nowe Miasto Lubawskie is 11,036 and the rural population is 32,352.