Nowe Miasto 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...

. 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 Nowe Miasto Lubawskie

Nowe Miasto Lubawskie

Nowe Miasto Lubawskie is a town in Poland, situated at river Drwęca. The population is 11,104 . Nowe Miasto Lubawskie is the capital of Nowe Miasto County and was assigned to the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in 1999.- History :...

, which lies 73 kilometres (45 mi) south-west 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 covers an area of 695.01 square kilometres (268.3 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 43,388, out of which the population of Nowe Miasto Lubawskie is 11,036 and the rural population is 32,352.

Neighbouring counties

Nowe Miasto County is bordered by Iława County to the north, Działdowo County to the east, Brodnica County

Brodnica County

Brodnica County is a unit of territorial administration and local government 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 largest town is Brodnica,...

 to the south and Grudziądz County

Grudziadz County

Grudziądz County is a unit of territorial administration and local government 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 is the city of Grudziądz,...

 to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into five 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 and four rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Nowe Miasto Lubawskie Nowe Miasto Lubawskie Nowe Miasto Lubawskie is a town in Poland, situated at river Drwęca. The population is 11,104 . Nowe Miasto Lubawskie is the capital of Nowe Miasto County and was assigned to the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in 1999.- History :...	urban	11.6	11,036
Gmina Biskupiec Gmina Biskupiec, Nowe Miasto County Gmina Biskupiec is a rural gmina in Nowe Miasto County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Biskupiec, which lies approximately north-west of Nowe Miasto Lubawskie and south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006...	rural	241.3	9,652	Biskupiec Biskupiec, Nowe Miasto County Biskupiec is a village in Nowe Miasto County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Biskupiec. It lies approximately north-west of Nowe Miasto Lubawskie and south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.The village has a population of...
Gmina Kurzętnik Gmina Kurzetnik Gmina Kurzętnik is a rural gmina in Nowe Miasto County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Kurzętnik, which lies approximately south of Nowe Miasto Lubawskie and south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its...	rural	149.9	8,646	Kurzętnik Kurzetnik Kurzętnik is a village in Nowe Miasto County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Kurzętnik. It lies approximately south of Nowe Miasto Lubawskie and south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.The village has a population of...
Gmina Nowe Miasto Lubawskie Gmina Nowe Miasto Lubawskie Gmina Nowe Miasto Lubawskie is a rural gmina in Nowe Miasto County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Mszanowo, which lies approximately north-east of Nowe Miasto Lubawskie and south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.The gmina covers an area of , and...	rural	138.0	7,859	Mszanowo Mszanowo Mszanowo is a village in Nowe Miasto County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Nowe Miasto Lubawskie. It lies approximately north-east of Nowe Miasto Lubawskie and south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.The village has a population of...
Gmina Grodziczno Gmina Grodziczno Gmina Grodziczno is a rural gmina in Nowe Miasto County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Grodziczno, which lies approximately east of Nowe Miasto Lubawskie and south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its...	rural	154.3	6,195	Grodziczno Grodziczno, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship Grodziczno is a village in Nowe Miasto County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Grodziczno. It lies approximately east of Nowe Miasto Lubawskie and south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.The village has a population of 890.-References:...