Wyszków 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 Masovian Voivodeship

Masovian Voivodeship

-Administrative division:Masovian Voivodeship is divided into 42 counties : 5 city counties and 37 "land counties"...

, east-central 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 originally existed from 1956 until the abolition of the powiats in 1975, but was re-created on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998, which reintroduced the powiats and created 16 large voivodeships

Voivodeships of Poland

The voivodeship, or province, called in Polish województwo , has been a high-level administrative subdivision of Poland since the 14th century....

. The administrative seat and only town in the county is Wyszków

Wyszków

Wyszków is a town in northeastern Poland with 26,500 inhabitants . It is the capital of Wyszków County . Wyszków is situated in the Masovian Voivodeship ; previously it was in Warsaw Voivodeship and Ostrołęka Voivodeship .-Description:The village of Wyszków was first documented in 1203. The town...

, which lies 53 kilometres (33 mi) north-east of Warsaw

Warsaw

Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...

.

The county covers an area of 876.49 square kilometres (338.4 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 71,558, out of which the population of Wyszków is 27,010 and the rural population is 44,548.

Neighbouring counties

Wyszków County is bordered by Ostrołęka County to the north, Ostrów Mazowiecka County

Ostrów Mazowiecka County

Ostrów Mazowiecka County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Masovian Voivodeship, east-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 Ostrów...

 to the north-east, Węgrów County

Wegrów County

Węgrów County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Masovian Voivodeship, east-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 Węgrów, which lies east...

 to the east, Wołomin County to the south, Legionowo County

Legionowo County

Legionowo County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Masovian Voivodeship, east-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 Legionowo, which lies ...

 and Pułtusk County to the west, and Maków County

Maków County

Maków County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Masovian Voivodeship, east-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 Maków Mazowiecki, which...

 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-rural and five rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Wyszków Gmina Wyszków Gmina Wyszków is an urban-rural gmina in Wyszków County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Wyszków, which lies approximately north-east of Warsaw....	urban-rural	165.6	37,872	Wyszków Wyszków Wyszków is a town in northeastern Poland with 26,500 inhabitants . It is the capital of Wyszków County . Wyszków is situated in the Masovian Voivodeship ; previously it was in Warsaw Voivodeship and Ostrołęka Voivodeship .-Description:The village of Wyszków was first documented in 1203. The town...
Gmina Brańszczyk Gmina Brańszczyk Gmina Brańszczyk is a rural gmina in Wyszków County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Brańszczyk, which lies approximately north-east of Wyszków and north-east of Warsaw....	rural	167.6	8,408	Brańszczyk Branszczyk Brańszczyk is a village in Wyszków County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Brańszczyk. It lies approximately north-east of Wyszków and north-east of Warsaw....
Gmina Długosiodło	rural	167.5	7,649	Długosiodło
Gmina Rząśnik Gmina Rzasnik Gmina Rząśnik is a rural gmina in Wyszków County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Rząśnik, which lies approximately north-west of Wyszków and north-east of Warsaw....	rural	167.4	6,603	Rząśnik Rzasnik, Wyszków County Rząśnik is a village in Wyszków County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Rząśnik. It lies approximately north-west of Wyszków and north-east of Warsaw....
Gmina Zabrodzie Gmina Zabrodzie Gmina Zabrodzie is a rural gmina in Wyszków County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Zabrodzie, which lies approximately 10 kilometres south-west of Wyszków and 42 km north-east of Warsaw.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is...	rural	92.0	5,535	Zabrodzie Zabrodzie, Wyszków County Zabrodzie is a village in Wyszków County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Zabrodzie. It lies approximately south of Wyszków and north-east of Warsaw.-References:...
Gmina Somianka Gmina Somianka Gmina Somianka is a rural gmina in Wyszków County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Somianka, which lies approximately west of Wyszków and north-east of Warsaw....	rural	116.4	5,491	Somianka Somianka Somianka is a village in Wyszków County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Somianka. It lies approximately west of Wyszków and north-east of Warsaw....