Kętrzyn County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat

Powiat

A powiat is the second-level unit of local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a county, district or prefecture in other countries. The term powiat is most often translated into English as "county", although other terms are also sometimes used...

) in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, or Warmia-Masuria Province , is a voivodeship in northeastern Poland. Its capital and largest city is Olsztyn...

, northern Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

, on the border with Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

. 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 Kętrzyn

Ketrzyn

Kętrzyn , is a town in northeastern Poland with 28,351 inhabitants . Situated in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship , Kętrzyn was previously in Olsztyn Voivodeship . It is the capital of Kętrzyn County...

, which lies 67 kilometres (42 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn

Olsztyn

Olsztyn is a city in northeastern Poland, on the Łyna River. Olsztyn has been the capital of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship since 1999. It was previously in the Olsztyn Voivodeship...

. The county also contains the towns of Reszel

Reszel

Reszel is a town in Poland in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. The population is about 5,700.Reszel was originally a settlement built by the Bartian tribe of Old Prussians and conquered by the Teutonic Knights in 1241. The native Prussians later recaptured the settlement and held it for five...

, lying 16 km (10 mi) west of Kętrzyn, and Korsze

Korsze

Korsze is a town in Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, with 4,724 inhabitants . It is a railroad junction, located along the major Olsztyn - Ełk - Białystok line, with less important connections to Bartoszyce and Skandawa....

, 19 km (12 mi) north-west of Kętrzyn.

The county covers an area of 1212.97 square kilometres (468.3 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 66,165, out of which the population of Kętrzyn is 28,000, that of Reszel is 5,098, that of Korsze is 4,632, and the rural population is 28,435.

Neighbouring counties

Kętrzyn County is bordered by Węgorzewo County

Wegorzewo County

Węgorzewo County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland, on the border with Russia. It was created in 2002 out of the northern part of Giżycko County. Its administrative seat and only town is Węgorzewo, which lies north-east...

 and Giżycko County

Gizycko County

Giżycko County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It came into being on 1 January 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms of 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Giżycko, which lies east of...

 to the east, Mrągowo County

Mragowo County

Mrągowo County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern 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 largest town is Mrągowo, which lies ...

 to the south, and Olsztyn County

Olsztyn County

Olsztyn County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Olsztyn, although the city...

 and Bartoszyce County

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...

 to the west. It also borders Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

 (Kaliningrad Oblast

Kaliningrad Oblast

Kaliningrad Oblast is a federal subject of Russia situated on the Baltic coast. It has a population of The oblast forms the westernmost part of the Russian Federation, but it has no land connection to the rest of Russia. Since its creation it has been an exclave of the Russian SFSR and then the...

) to the north.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into six gmina

Gmina

The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...

s (one urban, two urban-rural and three rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Kętrzyn Ketrzyn Kętrzyn , is a town in northeastern Poland with 28,351 inhabitants . Situated in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship , Kętrzyn was previously in Olsztyn Voivodeship . It is the capital of Kętrzyn County...	urban	10.3	28,000
Gmina Korsze Gmina Korsze Gmina Korsze is an urban-rural gmina in Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the town of Korsze, which lies approximately north-west of Kętrzyn and north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn....	urban-rural	249.9	10,561	Korsze Korsze Korsze is a town in Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, with 4,724 inhabitants . It is a railroad junction, located along the major Olsztyn - Ełk - Białystok line, with less important connections to Bartoszyce and Skandawa....
Gmina Reszel Gmina Reszel Gmina Reszel is an urban-rural gmina in Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the town of Reszel, which lies approximately west of Kętrzyn and north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn....	urban-rural	178.7	8,335	Reszel Reszel Reszel is a town in Poland in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. The population is about 5,700.Reszel was originally a settlement built by the Bartian tribe of Old Prussians and conquered by the Teutonic Knights in 1241. The native Prussians later recaptured the settlement and held it for five...
Gmina Kętrzyn Gmina Ketrzyn Gmina Kętrzyn is a rural gmina in Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the town of Kętrzyn, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina....	rural	285.7	8,285	Kętrzyn Ketrzyn Kętrzyn , is a town in northeastern Poland with 28,351 inhabitants . Situated in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship , Kętrzyn was previously in Olsztyn Voivodeship . It is the capital of Kętrzyn County...  *
Gmina Barciany Gmina Barciany Gmina Barciany is a rural gmina in Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, on the border with Russia...	rural	293.6	6,735	Barciany Barciany Barciany is a village in Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Barciany...
Gmina Srokowo Gmina Srokowo Gmina Srokowo is a rural gmina in Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, on the border with Russia...	rural	194.6	4,249	Srokowo Srokowo Srokowo , is a village in Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Srokowo...
* seat not part of the gmina