Sierpc County

Sierpc County
Powiat sierpecki
Flag of Sierpc County
Coat of arms of Sierpc County
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Sierpc): 52°53′N 19°40′E / 52.883°N 19.667°E / 52.883; 19.667
Country Poland
VoivodeshipMasovian
SeatSierpc
Gminas
Area
 • Total852.89 km2 (329.30 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total52,077
 • Density61/km2 (160/sq mi)
 • Urban
17,994
 • Rural
34,083
Car platesWSE
Websitehttp://www.powiat.sierpc.pl

Sierpc County (Polish: 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 reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and only town is Sierpc, which lies 117 kilometres (73 mi) north-west of Warsaw.

The county covers an area of 852.89 square kilometres (329.3 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 52,077, out of which the population of Sierpc is 17,994, and the rural population is 34,083.[1]

  1. ^ GUS. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Retrieved 2020-09-14.