Bydgoszcz County

Bydgoszcz County (Polish: powiat bydgoski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-central Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Bydgoszcz, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The only towns in Bydgoszcz County are Solec Kujawski, which lies 17 km (11 mi) east of Bydgoszcz, and Koronowo, 23 km (14 mi) north of Bydgoszcz.

The county covers an area of 1,394.8 square kilometres (538.5 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 95,773, out of which the population of Solec Kujawski is 15,060, that of Koronowo is 10,784, and the rural population is 69,929.

[edit] Neighbouring counties

Apart from the city of Bydgoszcz, Bydgoszcz County is also bordered by Tuchola County to the north, Świecie County and Chełmno County to the north-east, Toruń County to the east, Inowrocław County to the south, Żnin County to the south-west, Nakło County to the west, and Sępólno County to the north-west.

[edit] Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Koronowo	urban-rural	411.7	23,229	Koronowo
Gmina Solec Kujawski	urban-rural	175.4	16,067	Solec Kujawski
Gmina Białe Błota	rural	122.1	14,003	Białe Błota
Gmina Dobrcz	rural	130.4	9,215	Dobrcz
Gmina Sicienko	rural	179.5	8,987	Sicienko
Gmina Osielsko	rural	102.9	8,917	Osielsko
Gmina Nowa Wieś Wielka	rural	148.5	8,176	Nowa Wieś Wielka
Gmina Dąbrowa Chełmińska	rural	124.6	7,179	Dąbrowa Chełmińska

[edit] References

Polish official population figures 2006

v • d • e Bydgoszcz County

Urban-rural gminas: Gmina Koronowo • Gmina Solec Kujawski Rural gminas: Gmina Białe Błota • Gmina Dąbrowa Chełmińska • Gmina Dobrcz • Gmina Nowa Wieś Wielka • Gmina Osielsko • Gmina Sicienko Seat (not part of the county): Bydgoszcz

v • d • e Counties of Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

City counties: Bydgoszcz (governor's seat) • Toruń (assembly seat) • Grudziądz • Włocławek Land counties: Aleksandrów • Brodnica • Bydgoszcz • Chełmno • Golub-Dobrzyń • Grudziądz • Inowrocław • Lipno • Mogilno • Nakło • Radziejów • Rypin • Sępólno • Świecie • Toruń • Tuchola • Wąbrzeźno • Włocławek • Żnin