Szczecinek County




County in West Pomeranian, Poland























































Szczecinek County


Powiat szczecinecki

County



Flag of Szczecinek County
Flag


Coat of arms of Szczecinek County
Coat of arms



Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship


Division into gminas
Division into gminas

Coordinates (Szczecinek): 53°43′N 16°41′E / 53.717°N 16.683°E / 53.717; 16.683Coordinates: 53°43′N 16°41′E / 53.717°N 16.683°E / 53.717; 16.683
Country
 Poland
Voivodeship West Pomeranian
Seat Szczecinek
Gminas
Area

 • Total 1,765.22 km2 (681.56 sq mi)
Population
(2006)

 • Total 77,232
 • Density 44/km2 (110/sq mi)
 • Urban

48,945
 • Rural

28,287
Car plates ZSZ
Website http://www.powiat.szczecinek.pl/

Szczecinek County (Polish: powiat szczecinecki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-western 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 Szczecinek, which lies 143 kilometres (89 mi) east of the regional capital Szczecin. The county contains three other towns: Borne Sulinowo, 19 km (12 mi) south-west of Szczecinek, Barwice, 23 km (14 mi) west of Szczecinek, and Biały Bór, 23 km (14 mi) north-east of Szczecinek.


The county covers an area of 1,765.22 square kilometres (681.6 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 77,232, out of which the population of Szczecinek is 38,756, that of Borne Sulinowo is 4,224, that of Barwice is 3,838, that of Biały Bór is 2,127, and the rural population is 28,287.



Neighbouring counties


Szczecinek County is bordered by Koszalin County to the north, Bytów County to the north-east, Człuchów County to the east, Złotów County to the south, Drawsko County and Świdwin County to the west, and Białogard County to the north-west.



Administrative division


The county is subdivided into six gminas (one urban, three urban-rural and two rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.






















































Gmina

Type

Area
(km²)


Population
(2006)


Seat

Szczecinek
urban
37.2
38,756
 

Gmina Szczecinek
rural
510.2
10,171

Szczecinek *

Gmina Borne Sulinowo
urban-rural
484.2
9,230

Borne Sulinowo

Gmina Barwice
urban-rural
258.9
8,897

Barwice

Gmina Biały Bór
urban-rural
270.2
5,166

Biały Bór

Gmina Grzmiąca
rural
204.5
5,012

Grzmiąca
* seat not part of the gmina


References


  • Polish official population figures 2006










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