Kamień County

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Kamień County
Powiat kamieński
—  County  —
Flag of Kamień County
Flag
Coat of arms of Kamień County
Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Kamień Pomorski): 53°58′11″N 14°47′9″E / 53.96972, 14.78583
Country Flag of Poland Poland
Voivodeship West Pomeranian
Seat Kamień Pomorski
Gminas
Area
 - Total 1,006.65 km² (388.7 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 47,604
 - Density 47.3/km² (122.5/sq mi)
 - Urban 25,121
 - Rural 22,483
Car plates ZKA
Website: http://www.kamienpomorski.powiat.pl/

Kamień County (Polish: powiat kamieński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-western Poland, on the Baltic coast. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Kamień Pomorski, which lies 63 kilometres (39 mi) north of the regional capital Szczecin. The county contains four other towns: Międzyzdroje, 23 km (14 mi) west of Kamień Pomorski, Wolin, 19 km (12 mi) south-west of Kamień Pomorski, Dziwnów, 6 km (4 mi) north-west of Kamień Pomorski, and Golczewo, 21 km (13 mi) south-east of Kamień Pomorski.

The county covers an area of 1,006.65 square kilometres (388.7 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 47,604, out of which the population of Kamień Pomorski is 9,134, that of Międzyzdroje is 5,436, that of Wolin is 4,878, that of Dziwnów is 2,949, that of Golczewo is 2,724, and the rural population is 22,483.

[edit] Neighbouring counties

Kamień County is bordered by Gryfice County to the east, Goleniów County to the south and the city of Świnoujście to the west. It also borders the Baltic Sea to the north.

[edit] Administrative division

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

Gmina Type Area
(km²)
Population
(2006)
Seat
Gmina Kamień Pomorski urban-rural 208.6 14,389 Kamień Pomorski
Gmina Wolin urban-rural 327.4 12,351 Wolin
Gmina Międzyzdroje urban-rural 117.2 6,477 Międzyzdroje
Gmina Golczewo urban-rural 175.4 6,065 Golczewo
Gmina Świerzno rural 140.2 4,174 Świerzno
Gmina Dziwnów urban-rural 37.9 4,148 Dziwnów

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