Myślibórz County | |
Native Name: | Powiat myśliborski |
Settlement Type: | County |
Total Type: | Total |
Image Map1: | Zmy gminy.svg |
Map Caption1: | Division into gminas |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | West Pomeranian |
Area Total Km2: | 1181.95 |
Population Total: | 67412 |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Urban: | 39926 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Rural |
Population Blank1: | 27486 |
Coor Pinpoint: | Myślibórz |
Coordinates: | 52.9333°N 66°W |
Seat: | Myślibórz |
Parts Type: | Gminas |
Parts: | Total 5 |
P1: | Gmina Barlinek |
P2: | Gmina Boleszkowice |
P3: | Gmina Dębno |
P4: | Gmina Myślibórz |
P5: | Gmina Nowogródek Pomorski |
Blank Name: | Car plates |
Blank Info: | ZMY |
Website: | http://www.powiatmysliborski.pl |
Myślibórz County (Polish: powiat myśliborski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship (a voivodeship, or province that is found in northwestern Poland along the German border). It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the town of Myślibórz, which lies 57km (35miles) south of the regional capital Szczecin. The county also contains the towns of Barlinek, lying 240NaN0 east of Myślibórz, and Dębno, 250NaN0 southwest of Myślibórz.
The county covers an area of 1181.95km2. As of 2006 its total population is 67,412, out of which the population of Barlinek is 14,156, that of Dębno is 13,903, that of Myślibórz is 11,867, and the rural population is 27,486.
Myślibórz County is bordered by Gryfino County to the northwest, Pyrzyce County and Stargard County to the north, Choszczno County to the northeast, Strzelce-Drezdenko County to the east, and Gorzów County to the southeast. It also borders Germany to the west.
The county is subdivided into five gminas. Two of the gminas are rural, whereas the other three have both urban and rural qualities. These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
Gmina | Type | Area (km2) | Population (2006) | Seat |
Gmina Myślibórz | urban-rural | 328.3 | 20,898 | Myślibórz |
Gmina Dębno | urban-rural | 318.8 | 20,805 | Dębno |
Gmina Barlinek | urban-rural | 258.8 | 19,528 | Barlinek |
Gmina Nowogródek Pomorski | rural | 146.2 | 3,282 | Nowogródek Pomorski |
Gmina Boleszkowice | rural | 129.9 | 2,899 | Boleszkowice |