Elk

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Elk

Total population

60,390

Coordinates53.82°, 22.36°

Demographic figures from Statistics Poland (GUS). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Ełk is a city in northeastern Poland with 61,677 inhabitants as of December 2021. It is the seat of Ełk County in the Warmian–Masurian Voivodeship. It lies on the shore of Ełk Lake, which was formed by a glacier, and is surrounded by extensive forests. It is the largest city of Masuria.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Nearby places in Warmia-Masuria

• Siedliska
  2 mi away
• Chruściele
  2.5 mi away
• Chrzanowo
  3.3 mi away
• Bartosze
  3.8 mi away · pop. 190
• Bienie
  4.2 mi away
• Talusy
  5.4 mi away
• Malinówka Wielka
  5.7 mi away · pop. 54
• Guzki
  5.9 mi away
• Ciernie
  6.3 mi away
• Piaski
  6.6 mi away
• Czerwonka
  6.6 mi away
• Niedźwiedzkie
  6.7 mi away

Browse all places in Warmia-Masuria →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Lesser Spotted Eagle

Clanga pomarina

Seen 2026-08-24

Common Chiffchaff

Phylloscopus collybita

Seen 2026-08-22

Marsh Tit

Poecile palustris

Seen 2026-08-22

Wood Cow-wheat

Melampyrum nemorosum

Seen 2026-08-21

Sand Lizard

Lacerta agilis

Seen 2026-08-20

Mourning Cloak

Nymphalis antiopa

Seen 2026-08-09

Haliaeetus albicilla albicilla

Haliaeetus albicilla albicilla

Seen 2026-08-04

Eastern Saw-tailed Bush-cricket

Barbitistes constrictus

Seen 2026-07-25

Eurasian White Admiral

Limenitis camilla

Seen 2026-07-25

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).