Piła County Explained

Piła County
Native Name:Powiat pilski
Settlement Type:County
Total Type:Total
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Area Total Km2:1267.1
Population Total:137099
Population As Of:2006
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:90099
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:47000
Coor Pinpoint:Piła
Coordinates:53.15°N 60°W
Seat:Piła
Parts Type:Gminas
Parts:Total 9 (incl. 1 urban)
P1:Piła
P2:Gmina Białośliwie
P3:Gmina Kaczory
P4:Gmina Łobżenica
P5:Gmina Miasteczko Krajeńskie
P6:Gmina Szydłowo
P7:Gmina Ujście
P8:Gmina Wyrzysk
P9:Gmina Wysoka
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:PP
Website:http://www.powiat.pila.pl

Piła County (Polish: powiat pilski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central 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 Piła, which lies 85km (53miles) north of the regional capital Poznań. The county contains four other towns: Wyrzysk, 360NaN0 east of Piła, Ujście, 100NaN0 south of Piła, Łobżenica, 370NaN0 east of Piła, and Wysoka, 250NaN0 east of Piła.

The county covers an area of 1267.1km2. As of 2006 its total population is 137,099, out of which the population of Piła is 75,044, that of Wyrzysk is 5,234, that of Ujście is 3,899, that of Łobżenica is 3,172, that of Wysoka is 2,750, and the rural population is 47,000.

Neighbouring counties

Piła County is bordered by Złotów County to the north, Sępólno County and Nakło County to the east, Wągrowiec County to the south-east, Chodzież County and Czarnków-Trzcianka County to the south, and Wałcz County to the north-west.

Administrative division

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

GminaTypeArea
Population
Seat
Piłaurban102.775,044 
Gmina Wyrzyskurban-rural160.814,132Wyrzysk
Gmina Łobżenicaurban-rural190.79,853Łobżenica
Gmina Ujścieurban-rural126.08,009Ujście
Gmina Szydłoworural267.57,594Szydłowo
Gmina Kaczoryrural150.07,526Kaczory
Gmina Wysokaurban-rural123.06,890Wysoka
Gmina Białośliwierural75.74,847Białośliwie
Gmina Miasteczko Krajeńskieurban-rural70.73,204Miasteczko Krajeńskie

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