Brodnica County (Polish: powiat brodnicki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) 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, which lies 58 km (36 mi) north-east of Toruń and 95 km (59 mi) east of Bydgoszcz. The county also contains the towns of Jabłonowo Pomorskie, lying 23 km (14 mi) north-west of Brodnica, and Górzno, 18 km (11 mi) east of Brodnica.
The county covers an area of 1,038.79 square kilometres (401.1 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 75,054, out of which the population of Brodnica is 27,624, that of Jabłonowo Pomorskie is 3,658, that of Górzno is 1,362, and the rural population is 42,410.
The county includes part of the protected area known as Brodnica Landscape Park.
Read more about Brodnica County: Neighbouring Counties, Administrative Division
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