Sulęcin County

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Sulęcin County
Powiat sulęciński

— County —

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Location within the voivodeship

Coordinates (Sulęcin): 52°27′N 15°7′E / 52.45, 15.117

Country

Poland

Seat

Total 5

Area

- Total

1,177.43 km² (454.6 sq mi)

Population (2006)

- Total

35,329

- Density

30/km² (77.7/sq mi)

- Urban

14,357

- Rural

20,972

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FSU

Website: http://www.powiatsulecinski.pl

Sulęcin County (Polish: powiat sulęciński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland. 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 Sulęcin, which lies 33 km (21 mi) south of Gorzów Wielkopolski and 63 km (39 mi) north-west of Zielona Góra. The county also contains the towns of Torzym, lying 16 km (10 mi) south of Sulęcin, and Lubniewice, 12 km (7 mi) north-east of Sulęcin.

The county covers an area of 1,177.43 square kilometres (454.6 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 35,329, out of which the population of Sulęcin is 9,972, that of Torzym is 2,456, that of Lubniewice is 1,929, and the rural population is 20,972.

[edit] Neighbouring counties

Sulęcin County is bordered by Gorzów County to the north, Międzyrzecz County to the east, Świebodzin County to the south-east, Krosno Odrzańskie County to the south and Słubice County to the west.

[edit] Administrative division

The county is subdivided into five gminas (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
Gmina Sulęcin	urban-rural	319.7	16,173	Sulęcin
Gmina Torzym	urban-rural	374.9	6,796	Torzym
Gmina Słońsk	rural	158.9	4,752	Słońsk
Gmina Krzeszyce	rural	194.2	4,547	Krzeszyce
Gmina Lubniewice	urban-rural	129.8	3,061	Lubniewice

[edit] References

Polish official population figures 2006

v • d • e Sulęcin County

Seat: Sulęcin Urban-rural gminas: Gmina Lubniewice • Gmina Sulęcin • Gmina Torzym Rural gminas: Gmina Krzeszyce • Gmina Słońsk

v • d • e Counties of Lubusz Voivodeship

City counties: Gorzów Wielkopolski (governor's seat) • Zielona Góra (assembly seat) Land counties: Gorzów • Krosno Odrzańskie • Międzyrzecz • Nowa Sól • Słubice • Strzelce-Drezdenko • Sulęcin • Świebodzin • Wschowa • Żagań • Żary • Zielona Góra