Country Poland Car plates CRY Population 44,306 (2006) | Seat Rypin Area 587.1 km² Capital Rypin | |
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Gminas Total 6 (incl. 1 urban)
Rypin
Gmina Brzuze
Gmina Rogowo
Gmina Rypin
Gmina Skrwilno
Gmina Wąpielsk Voivodeship Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship | ||
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.
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Map of Rypin County, Poland
The county covers an area of 587.08 square kilometres (226.7 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 44,306, out of which the population of Rypin is 16,565 and the rural population is 27,741.
Neighbouring counties
Rypin County is bordered by Brodnica County to the north, Żuromin County to the east, Sierpc County to the south-east, Lipno County to the south-west and Golub-Dobrzyń County to the west.
Administrative division
The county is subdivided into six gminas (one urban and five rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.