Country Poland Car plates NOE Population 34,215 (2006) | Seat Olecko Area 873.8 km² Capital Olecko | |
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Gminas Total 4
Gmina Kowale Oleckie
Gmina Olecko
Gmina Świętajno
Gmina Wieliczki Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship | ||
Olecko County (Polish: powiat olecki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland. Its administrative seat and only town is Olecko, which lies 135 kilometres (84 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn.
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Map of Olecko County, Poland
When powiats were re-introduced in the Polish local government reforms of 1999, the present Gołdap and Olecko Counties made up a single entity (called powiat olecko-gołdapski or Olecko-Gołdap County). This was divided into two in 2002.
The county covers an area of 873.83 square kilometres (337.4 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 34,215, out of which the population of Olecko is 16,169 and the rural population is 18,046.
Neighbouring counties
Olecko County is bordered by Gołdap County to the north, Suwałki County to the east, Ełk County to the south and Giżycko County to the west.
Administrative division
The county is subdivided into four gminas (one urban-rural and three rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.