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.
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.
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.
Gmina | Type | Area | Population | Seat |
---|---|---|---|---|
Piła | urban | 102.7 | 75,044 | |
Gmina Wyrzysk | urban-rural | 160.8 | 14,132 | Wyrzysk |
Gmina Łobżenica | urban-rural | 190.7 | 9,853 | Łobżenica |
Gmina Ujście | urban-rural | 126.0 | 8,009 | Ujście |
Gmina Szydłowo | rural | 267.5 | 7,594 | Szydłowo |
Gmina Kaczory | rural | 150.0 | 7,526 | Kaczory |
Gmina Wysoka | urban-rural | 123.0 | 6,890 | Wysoka |
Gmina Białośliwie | rural | 75.7 | 4,847 | Białośliwie |
Gmina Miasteczko Krajeńskie | urban-rural | 70.7 | 3,204 | Miasteczko Krajeńskie |