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.
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.
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.
Gmina | Type | Area (km2) | Population (2006) | Seat |
Gmina Choszczno | urban-rural | 246.5 | 22,263 | Choszczno |
Gmina Pełczyce | urban-rural | 200.8 | 8,100 | Pełczyce |
Gmina Recz | urban-rural | 180.1 | 5,740 | Recz |
Gmina Drawno | urban-rural | 321.1 | 5,340 | Drawno |
Gmina Bierzwnik | rural | 238.9 | 4,813 | Bierzwnik |
Gmina Krzęcin | rural | 140.5 | 3,810 | Krzęcin |