Choszczno County Explained

Choszczno County
Native Name:Powiat choszczeński
Settlement Type:County
Total Type:Total
Image Map1:Choszczno p-gm.svg
Map Caption1:Division into gminas
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:West Pomeranian
Area Total Km2:1327.95
Population Total:50066
Population As Of:2006
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:23845
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:26221
Coor Pinpoint:Choszczno
Coordinates:53.1667°N 39°W
Seat:Choszczno
Parts Type:Gminas
Parts:Total 6
P1:Gmina Bierzwnik
P2:Gmina Choszczno
P3:Gmina Drawno
P4:Gmina Krzęcin
P5:Gmina Pełczyce
P6:Gmina Recz
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:ZCH
Website:http://www.powiatchoszczno.pl

Choszczno County (Polish: powiat choszczeński) 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 Choszczno, which lies 62km (39miles) south-east of the regional capital Szczecin. The county contains three other towns: Recz, 150NaN0 north-east of Choszczno, Pełczyce, 160NaN0 south-west of Choszczno, and Drawno, 240NaN0 east of Choszczno.

The county covers an area of 1327.95km2. As of 2006 its total population is 50,066, out of which the population of Choszczno is 15,753, that of Recz is 2,995, that of Pełczyce is 2,698, that of Drawno is 2,399, and the rural population is 26,221.

The county includes the lake districts of Pojezierze Choszczeńskie, Pojezierze Myśliborskie, Pojezierze Ińskie and Równina Drawska. Within Gmina Drawno is a large forest (Puszcza Drawska) which is part of the Drawno National Park.

Neighbouring counties

Choszczno County is bordered by Drawsko County to the north, Wałcz County to the east, Strzelce-Drezdenko County to the south, Myślibórz County to the south-west and Stargard County to the north-west.

Administrative division

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

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2006)
Seat
Gmina Choszcznourban-rural246.522,263Choszczno
Gmina Pełczyceurban-rural200.88,100Pełczyce
Gmina Reczurban-rural180.15,740Recz
Gmina Drawnourban-rural321.15,340Drawno
Gmina Bierzwnikrural238.94,813Bierzwnik
Gmina Krzęcinrural140.53,810Krzęcin

Transport

Railways

Roads

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