Country Poland Car plates WSE Capital Sierpc | Seat Sierpc Area 852.9 km² Voivodeship Masovian Voivodeship | |
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Gminas Total 7 (incl. 1 urban)
Sierpc
Gmina Gozdowo
Gmina Mochowo
Gmina Rościszewo
Gmina Sierpc
Gmina Szczutowo
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Sierpc County (Polish: powiat sierpecki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-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 Sierpc, which lies 117 kilometres (73 mi) north-west of Warsaw.
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Map of Sierpc County, Poland
The county covers an area of 852.89 square kilometres (329.3 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 53,811, out of which the population of Sierpc is 18,791 and the rural population is 35,020.
Neighbouring counties
Sierpc County is bordered by Żuromin County to the north-east, Płońsk County to the east, Płock County to the south, Lipno County to the west and Rypin County to the north-west.
Administrative division
The county is subdivided into seven gminas (one urban and six rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.