Stargard County

Not to be confused with Starogard County.
Stargard County
Powiat stargardzki
County

Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship

Division into gminas
Coordinates (Stargard Szczeciński): 53°20′N 15°2′E / 53.333°N 15.033°E / 53.333; 15.033Coordinates: 53°20′N 15°2′E / 53.333°N 15.033°E / 53.333; 15.033
Country  Poland
Voivodeship West Pomeranian
Seat Stargard Szczeciński
Gminas
Area
  Total 1,519.59 km2 (586.72 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Total 119,402
  Density 79/km2 (200/sq mi)
  Urban 79,686
  Rural 39,716
Car plates ZST
Website http://www.powiatstargardzki.pl

Stargard County (Polish: powiat stargardzki) 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 Stargard Szczeciński, which lies 32 kilometres (20 mi) east of the regional capital Szczecin. The county contains four other towns: Chociwel, 26 km (16 mi) north-east of Stargard Szczeciński, Dobrzany, 27 km (17 mi) east of Stargard Szczeciński, Ińsko, 37 km (23 mi) east of Stargard Szczeciński, and Suchań, 21 km (13 mi) east of Stargard Szczeciński.

The county covers an area of 1,519.59 square kilometres (586.7 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 119,402, out of which the population of Stargard Szczeciński is 70,534, that of Chociwel is 3,285, that of Dobrzany is 2,420, that of Ińsko is 2,001, that of Suchań is 1,446, and the rural population is 39,716.

Neighbouring counties

Stargard County is bordered by Goleniów County to the north, Łobez County to the north-east, Drawsko County to the east, Choszczno County to the south-east, Myślibórz County and Pyrzyce County to the south, and Gryfino County and the city of Szczecin to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 10 gminas (one urban, four urban-rural and five rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina Type Area
(km²)
Population
(2006)
Seat
Stargard Szczeciński urban 48.1 70,534  
Gmina Stargard Szczeciński rural 318.5 11,322 Stargard Szczeciński *
Gmina Dolice rural 237.1 8,165 Dolice
Gmina Chociwel urban-rural 160.6 6,106 Chociwel
Gmina Dobrzany urban-rural 135.1 5,073 Dobrzany
Gmina Suchań urban-rural 132.8 4,324 Suchań
Gmina Kobylanka rural 122.1 3,646 Kobylanka
Gmina Stara Dąbrowa rural 112.6 3,578 Stara Dąbrowa
Gmina Ińsko urban-rural 151.0 3,517 Ińsko
Gmina Marianowo rural 101.8 3,137 Marianowo
* seat not part of the gmina

References


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, February 25, 2013. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.