Szczytno County
Powiat szczycieński | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location within the voivodeship | |
 Division into gminas | |
| Coordinates (Szczytno): 53°33′46″N 20°59′7″E / 53.56278°N 20.98528°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
| Seat | Szczytno |
| Gminas | |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,933.1 km2 (746.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 69,289 |
| • Density | 36/km2 (93/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 28,230 |
| • Rural | 41,059 |
| Car plates | NSZ |
| Website | http://www.powiat.szczytno.pl |
Szczytno County (Polish: powiat szczycieński) 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 largest town is Szczytno, which lies 45 kilometres (28 mi) south-east of the regional capital Olsztyn. The only other town in the county is Pasym, lying 18 km (11 mi) north-west of Szczytno.[1]
The county covers an area of 1,933.1 square kilometres (746.4 sq mi).[2] As of 2006 its total population is 69,289, out of which the population of Szczytno is 25,680, that of Pasym is 2,550, and the rural population is 41,059.[3]