Braniewo County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland, on the border with Russia. 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 Braniewo, which lies north-west of the regional capital Olsztyn. The county also contains the towns of PieniÃÂà ¼no, lying south-east of Braniewo, and Frombork, west of Braniewo.
The county covers an area of . As of 2019 its total population is 41,223, out of which the population of Braniewo is 17,875, that of PieniÃÂà ¼no is 2,271, that of Frombork is 2,332, and the rural population is 19,130.
Braniewo County is bordered by Bartoszyce County and Lidzbark County to the east, and ElblÃÂ g County to the south-west. It also borders Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast) to the north.
The county is subdivided into seven gminas (one urban, two urban-rural and four rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
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