Lębork County
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| Lębork County Powiat lęborski |
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| Coordinates (Lębork): | |||
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| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship | Pomeranian | ||
| Seat | Lębork | ||
| Gminas |
Total 5 (incl. 2 urban)
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| Area | |||
| - Total | 706.99 km² (273 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 63,659 | ||
| - Density | 90/km² (233.2/sq mi) | ||
| - Urban | 38,893 | ||
| - Rural | 24,766 | ||
| Car plates | GLE | ||
| Website: http://www.powiat-lebork.com | |||
Lębork County (Polish: powiat lęborski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern 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 Lębork, which lies 61 kilometres (38 mi) west of the regional capital Gdańsk. The only other town in the county is Łeba, lying 29 km (18 mi) north-west of Lębork.
The county covers an area of 706.99 square kilometres (273.0 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 63,659, out of which the population of Lębork is 35,069, that of Łeba is 3,824, and the rural population is 24,766.
Lębork County on a map of the counties of Pomeranian Voivodeship
Lębork County is bordered by Wejherowo County to the east, Kartuzy County to the south-east, Bytów County to the south and Słupsk County to the west. It also borders the Baltic Sea to the north.
[edit] Administrative division
The county is subdivided into five gminas (two urban and three rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
| Gmina | Type | Area (km²) |
Population (2006) |
Seat |
| Lębork | urban | 17.9 | 35,069 | |
| Gmina Nowa Wieś Lęborska | rural | 270.4 | 12,390 | Nowa Wieś Lęborska |
| Gmina Cewice | rural | 187.9 | 6,891 | Cewice |
| Gmina Wicko | rural | 216.1 | 5,485 | Wicko |
| Łeba | urban | 14.8 | 3,824 |
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