Administrative Division
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship is divided into 21 counties (powiats): 2 city counties and 19 land counties. These are further divided into 116 gminas.
The counties are listed in the following table (ordering within categories is by decreasing population).
| English and Polish names |
Area |
Population |
Seat | Other towns | Total gminas |
| City counties | |||||
| Olsztyn | 88 | 176,522 | 1 | ||
| Elbląg | 80 | 127,055 | 1 | ||
| Land counties | |||||
| Olsztyn County powiat olsztyński |
2,840 | 113,529 | Olsztyn * | Dobre Miasto, Biskupiec, Olsztynek, Barczewo, Jeziorany | 12 |
| Ostróda County powiat ostródzki |
1,765 | 105,286 | Ostróda | Morąg, Miłakowo, Miłomłyn | 9 |
| Iława County powiat iławski |
1,385 | 89,960 | Iława | Lubawa, Susz, Kisielice, Zalewo | 7 |
| Ełk County powiat ełcki |
1,112 | 84,760 | Ełk | 5 | |
| Szczytno County powiat szczycieński |
1,933 | 69,289 | Szczytno | Pasym | 8 |
| Kętrzyn County powiat kętrzyński |
1,213 | 66,165 | Kętrzyn | Reszel, Korsze | 6 |
| Działdowo County powiat działdowski |
953 | 65,110 | Działdowo | Lidzbark | 6 |
| Bartoszyce County powiat bartoszycki |
1,309 | 61,354 | Bartoszyce | Górowo Iławeckie, Bisztynek, Sępopol | 6 |
| Pisz County powiat piski |
1,776 | 57,553 | Pisz | Orzysz, Ruciane-Nida, Biała Piska | 4 |
| Giżycko County powiat giżycki |
1,119 | 56,863 | Giżycko | Ryn | 6 |
| Elbląg County powiat elbląski |
1,431 | 56,412 | Elbląg * | Pasłęk, Tolkmicko, Młynary | 9 |
| Mrągowo County powiat mrągowski |
1,065 | 50,087 | Mrągowo | Mikołajki | 5 |
| Braniewo County powiat braniewski |
1,205 | 43,781 | Braniewo | Pieniężno, Frombork | 7 |
| Nowe Miasto County powiat nowomiejski |
695 | 43,388 | Nowe Miasto Lubawskie | 5 | |
| Lidzbark County powiat lidzbarski |
924 | 43,006 | Lidzbark Warmiński | Orneta | 5 |
| Olecko County powiat olecki |
874 | 34,215 | Olecko | 4 | |
| Nidzica County powiat nidzicki |
961 | 33,955 | Nidzica | 4 | |
| Gołdap County powiat gołdapski |
772 | 26,989 | Gołdap | 3 | |
| Węgorzewo County powiat węgorzewski |
693 | 23,641 | Węgorzewo | 3 | |
| * seat not part of the county | |||||
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