Szczecinek County

Szczecinek County Powiat szczecinecki
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Szczecinek): 53°43′N 16°41′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	West Pomeranian
Seat	Szczecinek
Gminas	Total 6 (incl. 1 urban) Szczecinek Gmina Barwice Gmina Biały Bór Gmina Borne Sulinowo Gmina Grzmiąca Gmina Szczecinek
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	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

References

• Polish official population figures 2006