Sławno County | |
Native Name: | Powiat sławieński |
Settlement Type: | County |
Total Type: | Total |
Image Map1: | Zsl_gminy.svg |
Map Caption1: | Division into gminas |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | West Pomeranian |
Area Total Km2: | 1043.62 |
Population Total: | 57643 |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Urban: | 27694 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Rural |
Population Blank1: | 29949 |
Coor Pinpoint: | Sławno |
Coordinates: | 54.3667°N 57°W |
Seat: | Sławno |
Parts Type: | Gminas |
Parts: | Total 6 (incl. 2 urban) |
P1: | Darłowo |
P2: | Sławno |
P3: | Gmina Darłowo |
P4: | Gmina Malechowo |
P5: | Gmina Postomino |
P6: | Gmina Sławno |
Blank Name: | Car plates |
Blank Info: | ZSL |
Website: | http://www.powiatslawno.pl |
Sławno County (Polish: powiat sławieński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-western Poland, on the Baltic coast. 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 Sławno, which lies 174km (108miles) north-east of the regional capital Szczecin. The only other town in the county is Darłowo, lying on the coast 190NaN0 west of Sławno.
The county covers an area of 1043.62km2. As of 2006 its total population is 57,643, out of which the population of Darłowo is 14,380, that of Sławno is 13,314, and the rural population is 29,949.
Sławno County is bordered by Słupsk County to the east and Koszalin County to the south-west. It also borders the Baltic Sea to the north-west.
The county is subdivided into six gminas (two urban and four rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
Gmina | Type | Area (km²) | Population (2006) | Seat |
Darłowo | urban | 19.9 | 14,380 | |
Sławno | urban | 15.8 | 13,314 | |
Gmina Sławno | rural | 284.2 | 8,855 | Sławno * |
Gmina Darłowo | rural | 269.8 | 7,561 | Darłowo * |
Gmina Postomino | rural | 227.2 | 6,973 | Postomino |
Gmina Malechowo | rural | 226.6 | 6,560 | Malechowo |
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