Bartoszyce County
Bartoszyce County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland, on the border with Russia. 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 Bartoszyce, which lies north of the regional capital Olsztyn. The county contains three other towns: Górowo Iławeckie, west of Bartoszyce, Bisztynek, south of Bartoszyce, and Sępopol, east of Bartoszyce.
The county covers an area of. As of 2006 its total population is 61,354, out of which the population of Bartoszyce is 25,423, that of Górowo Iławeckie is 4,554, that of Bisztynek is 2,493, that of Sępopol is 2,015, and the rural population is 26,869.Neighbouring counties
Bartoszyce County is bordered by Kętrzyn County to the east, Olsztyn County to the south, Lidzbark County to the south-west and Braniewo County to the west. It also borders Russia to the north.The county is subdivided into six gminas. These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
