Świdwin County

Świdwin County Powiat świdwiński
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Świdwin): 53°47′N 15°46′E / 53.783°N 15.767°ECoordinates: 53°47′N 15°46′E / 53.783°N 15.767°E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	West Pomeranian
Seat	Świdwin
Gminas	Total 6 (incl. 1 urban) Świdwin Gmina Brzeżno Gmina Połczyn-Zdrój Gmina Rąbino Gmina Sławoborze Gmina Świdwin
Area
• Total	1,093.1 km^2 (422.0 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	48,920
• Density	45/km^2 (120/sq mi)
• Urban	24,209
• Rural	24,711
Car plates	ZSD
Website	http://www.powiatswidwinski.pl

Świdwin - district office

Świdwin County (Polish: powiat świdwiński) 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 Świdwin, which lies 89 kilometres (55 mi) north-east of the regional capital Szczecin. The only other town in the county is Połczyn-Zdrój, lying 23 km (14 mi) east of Świdwin.

The county covers an area of 1,093.06 square kilometres (422.0 sq mi). As of 2012 its total population is 49,181.^[1]

Neighbouring counties

Świdwin County is bordered by Kołobrzeg County and Białogard County to the north, Szczecinek County to the east, and Drawsko County and Łobez County to the south.

Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Połczyn-Zdrój	urban-rural	343.7	16,016	Połczyn-Zdrój
Świdwin	urban	22.5	15,637
Gmina Świdwin	rural	247.3	6,202	Świdwin *
Gmina Sławoborze	rural	188.7	4,274	Sławoborze
Gmina Rąbino	rural	180.0	3,935	Rąbino
Gmina Brzeżno	rural	110.8	2,856	Brzeżno
* seat not part of the gmina

References

Notes

1. Główny Urząd Statystyczny, stan w roku 2012

• Polish official population figures 2006