Słupsk County Explained

Słupsk County
Native Name:Powiat słupski
Settlement Type:County
Total Type:Total
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Pomeranian
Area Total Km2:2304
Population Total:98,793
Population As Of:2019
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:19040
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:79753
Coor Pinpoint:Słupsk
Coordinates:54.4658°N 17.0292°W
Seat:Słupsk
Parts Type:Gminas
Parts:Total 10 (incl. 1 urban)
P1:Ustka
P2:Gmina Damnica
P3:Gmina Dębnica Kaszubska
P4:Gmina Główczyce
P5:Gmina Kępice
P6:Gmina Kobylnica
P7:Gmina Potęgowo
P8:Gmina Słupsk
P9:Gmina Smołdzino
P10:Gmina Ustka
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:GSL
Website:http://www.powiat.slupsk.pl

Słupsk County (Polish: powiat słupski, Kashubian: Stôłpsk kréj) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland, on the Baltic coast. It came into being on 1 January 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Słupsk, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The only towns in Słupsk County are Ustka, a coastal resort 180NaN0 north-west of Słupsk, and Kępice, 270NaN0 south of Słupsk.

The county covers an area of 2304km2. As of 2019 its total population is 98,793, out of which the population of Ustka is 15,460, that of Kępice is 3,580, and the rural population is 79,753.[1]


Słupsk County on a map of the counties of Pomeranian Voivodeship

Apart from the city of Słupsk, Słupsk County is also bordered by Lębork County to the east, Bytów County to the south-east, and Koszalin County and Sławno County to the west. It also borders the Baltic Sea to the north.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 10 gminas (one urban, one urban-rural and eight rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Gmina Słupskrural260.618,110Słupsk *
Ustkaurban10.115,460 
Gmina Kobylnicarural245.012,712Kobylnica
Gmina Dębnica Kaszubskarural300.09,619Dębnica Kaszubska
Gmina Kępiceurban-rural293.49,122Kępice
Gmina Główczycerural323.89,042Główczyce
Gmina Ustkarural218.18,335Ustka *
Gmina Potęgoworural227.96,944Potęgowo
Gmina Damnicarural167.86,058Damnica
Gmina Smołdzinorural257.23,391Smołdzino
  • seat not part of the gmina

References


Notes and References

  1. Web site: GUS. Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June. 2020-09-14. stat.gov.pl. en.