Rypin County

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.

Rypin County

Powiat rypiński
County
Flag
Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Rypin): 53°4′N 19°27′E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipKuyavian-Pomeranian
SeatRypin
Gminas
Area
 • Total587.08 km2 (226.67 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total43,618[1]
 • Urban
16,227
 • Rural
27,391
Car platesCRY
Websitehttps://powiatrypinski.pl/

The county covers an area of 587.08 square kilometres (226.7 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 43,618, out of which the population of Rypin is 16,227 and the rural population is 27,391.

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.

Gmina Type Area
(km2)		 Population
(2019)[1]		 Seat
Rypin urban 11.0 16,227  
Gmina Rypin rural 131.9 7,498 Rypin *
Gmina Skrwilno rural 124.4 5,872 Skrwilno
Gmina Brzuze rural 86.3 5,308 Brzuze
Gmina Rogowo rural 139.8 4,729 Rogowo
Gmina Wąpielsk rural 93.8 3,984 Wąpielsk
* seat not part of the gmina

References
  1. GUS. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial divison in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Retrieved 2020-09-11.


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