Malbork 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 Pomeranian Voivodeship

Pomeranian Voivodeship

Pomeranian Voivodeship, or Pomerania Province , is a voivodeship, or province, in north-central Poland. It comprises most of Pomerelia , as well as an area east of the Vistula River...

, 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...

. 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 Malbork

Malbork

Malbork is a town in northern Poland in the Żuławy region , with 38,478 inhabitants . Situated in the Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999, it was previously assigned to Elbląg Voivodeship...

 (site of the historic Malbork Castle

Malbork Castle

The Marienburg Castle in Malbork is by area the largest castle in the world. It was built in Prussia by the Teutonic Knights, a German Roman Catholic religious order of crusaders, in a form of an Ordensburg fortress. The Order named it Marienburg...

), 46 kilometres (29 mi) south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk

Gdansk

Gdańsk is a Polish city on the Baltic coast, at the centre of the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area.The city lies on the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay , in a conurbation with the city of Gdynia, spa town of Sopot, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the...

. The only other town in the county is Nowy Staw

Nowy Staw

Nowy Staw is a small town in northern Poland on the Święta river in the Żuławy region, with 3 896 inhabitants . Situated in Malbork County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999, it was previously assigned to Elbląg Voivodeship . City rights were applied in 1345. The name of the town means New...

, lying 12 km (7 mi) north of Malbork. Until 2002 the county also included the areas which now make up Sztum County

Sztum County

Sztum County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland. Its administrative seat and largest town is Sztum, which lies south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk. The only other town in the county is Dzierzgoń, lying east of Sztum.The...

.

The county covers an area of 494.63 square kilometres (191 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 62,960, out of which the population of Malbork is 38,478, that of Nowy Staw is 4,447, and the rural population is 20,035.



Malbork County on a map of the counties of Pomeranian Voivodeship

Malbork County is bordered by Nowy Dwór Gdański County

Nowy Dwór Gdanski County

Nowy Dwór Gdański County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland, on the Baltic coast. 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...

 to the north, Elbląg County

Elblag County

Elbląg 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 Elbląg, although the city...

 to the east, Sztum County

Sztum County

Sztum County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland. Its administrative seat and largest town is Sztum, which lies south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk. The only other town in the county is Dzierzgoń, lying east of Sztum.The...

 to the south, Tczew County

Tczew County

Tczew County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Pomeranian 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 Tczew, which lies south of...

 to the west and Gdańsk County

Gdansk County

Gdańsk County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. It includes areas to the east and south of the city of Gdańsk, from...

 to the north-west.

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, one urban-rural and four rural):

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Malbork Malbork Malbork is a town in northern Poland in the Żuławy region , with 38,478 inhabitants . Situated in the Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999, it was previously assigned to Elbląg Voivodeship...	urban	17.2	38,478
Gmina Nowy Staw Gmina Nowy Staw Gmina Nowy Staw is an urban-rural gmina in Malbork County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the town of Nowy Staw, which lies approximately north of Malbork and south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk....	urban-rural	114.4	7,840	Nowy Staw Nowy Staw Nowy Staw is a small town in northern Poland on the Święta river in the Żuławy region, with 3 896 inhabitants . Situated in Malbork County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999, it was previously assigned to Elbląg Voivodeship . City rights were applied in 1345. The name of the town means New...
Gmina Stare Pole Gmina Stare Pole Gmina Stare Pole is a rural gmina in Malbork County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Stare Pole, which lies approximately east of Malbork and south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk....	rural	79.7	4,595	Stare Pole Stare Pole Stare Pole is a village in Malbork County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Stare Pole. It lies approximately east of Malbork and south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk.Before 1772 the area was part of Kingdom of Poland, 1772-1945 Prussia...
Gmina Lichnowy Gmina Lichnowy Gmina Lichnowy is a rural gmina in Malbork County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Lichnowy, which lies approximately north-west of Malbork and south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk....	rural	88.7	4,577	Lichnowy Lichnowy, Malbork County Lichnowy is a village in Malbork County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Lichnowy. It lies approximately north-west of Malbork and south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany...
Gmina Malbork Gmina Malbork Gmina Malbork is a rural gmina in Malbork County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the town of Malbork, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina....	rural	100.9	4,043	Malbork Malbork Malbork is a town in northern Poland in the Żuławy region , with 38,478 inhabitants . Situated in the Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999, it was previously assigned to Elbląg Voivodeship...  *
Gmina Miłoradz	rural	93.8	3,427	Miłoradz
* seat not part of the gmina