Sławno County Explained

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.

Neighbouring counties

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.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into six gminas (two urban and four rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

GminaTypeArea
(km²)
Population
(2006)
Seat
Darłowourban19.914,380 
Sławnourban15.813,314 
Gmina Sławnorural284.28,855Sławno *
Gmina Darłoworural269.87,561Darłowo *
Gmina Postominorural227.26,973Postomino
Gmina Malechoworural226.66,560Malechowo
  • seat not part of the gmina

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