Szczecinek County

Szczecinek County
Powiat szczecinecki
County

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Location within the voivodeship

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

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