Toruń County
Toruń County
Powiat toruński | |
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Location within the voivodeship | |
| Coordinates (Toruń): 53°2′N 18°37′E / 53.033°N 18.617°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Kuyavian-Pomeranian |
| Seat | Toruń |
| Gminas | |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,229.71 km2 (474.79 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 107,641 |
| • Urban | 14,503 |
| • Rural | 93,138 |
| Car plates | CTR |
| Website | http://www.powiattorunski.pl |
Toruń County (Polish: powiat toruński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-central Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Toruń, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The only town in Toruń County is Chełmża, which lies nineteen kilometers (twelve miles) north of Toruń.
The county covers an area of 1,229.71 square kilometres (474.8 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 107,641, out of which the population of Chełmża is 14,503 and the rural population is 93,138.