Rypin County
Powiat rypiński | |
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Coordinates (Rypin): 53°4′N 19°27′E / 53.067°N 19.450°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Kuyavian-Pomeranian |
Seat | Rypin |
Gminas | Total 6 (incl. 1 urban) |
Area | |
• Total | 587.08 km2 (226.67 sq mi) |
Population (2019) | |
• Total | 43,618[1] |
• Urban | 16,227 |
• Rural | 27,391 |
Car plates | CRY |
Website | powiatrypinski |
Rypin County (Polish: powiat rypiński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-central 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 Rypin, which lies 56 km (35 mi) east of Toruń and 98 km (61 mi) east of Bydgoszcz.
The county covers an area of 587.08 square kilometres (226.7 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 43,618, out of which the population of Rypin is 16,227 and the rural population is 27,391.