Rypin County

Rypin County
Powiat rypiński
Flag of Rypin County
Coat of arms of Rypin County
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Rypin): 53°4′N 19°27′E / 53.067°N 19.450°E / 53.067; 19.450
CountryPoland
VoivodeshipKuyavian-Pomeranian
SeatRypin
Gminas
Area
 • Total
587.08 km2 (226.67 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total
43,618[1]
 • Urban
16,227
 • Rural
27,391
Car platesCRY
Websitepowiatrypinski.pl

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.

  1. ^ GUS. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Retrieved 2020-09-11.