Stargard County Explained

Stargard County
Native Name:Powiat stargardzki
Settlement Type:County
Total Type:Total
Image Map1:Zst gminy.svg
Map Caption1:Division into gminas
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:West Pomeranian
Area Total Km2:1519.59
Population Total:119402
Population As Of:2006
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:79686
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:39716
Coor Pinpoint:Stargard
Coordinates:53.3333°N 17°W
Seat:Stargard
Parts Type:Gminas
Parts:Total 10 (incl. 1 urban)
P1:Stargard
P2:Gmina Chociwel
P3:Gmina Dobrzany
P4:Gmina Dolice
P5:Gmina Ińsko
P6:Gmina Kobylanka
P7:Gmina Marianowo
P8:Gmina Stara Dąbrowa
P9:Gmina Stargard
P10:Gmina Suchań
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:ZST
Website:http://www.powiatstargardzki.pl

Stargard County (Polish: powiat stargardzki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-western 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 Stargard, which lies 32km (20miles) east of the regional capital Szczecin. The county contains four other towns: Chociwel, 260NaN0 north-east of Stargard, Dobrzany, 270NaN0 east of Stargard, Ińsko, 370NaN0 east of Stargard, and Suchań, 210NaN0 east of Stargard.

The county covers an area of 1519.59km2. As of 2006 its total population is 119,402, out of which the population of Stargard is 70,534, that of Chociwel is 3,285, that of Dobrzany is 2,420, that of Ińsko is 2,001, that of Suchań is 1,446, and the rural population is 39,716.

Neighbouring counties

Stargard County is bordered by Goleniów County to the north, Łobez County to the north-east, Drawsko County to the east, Choszczno County to the south-east, Myślibórz County and Pyrzyce County to the south, and Gryfino County and the city of Szczecin to the west.

Administrative division

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

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2006)
Seat
Stargardurban48.170,534 
Gmina Stargardrural318.511,322Stargard *
Gmina Dolicerural237.18,165Dolice
Gmina Chociwelurban-rural160.66,106Chociwel
Gmina Dobrzanyurban-rural135.15,073Dobrzany
Gmina Suchańurban-rural132.84,324Suchań
Gmina Kobylankarural122.13,646Kobylanka
Gmina Stara Dąbrowarural112.63,578Stara Dąbrowa
Gmina Ińskourban-rural151.03,517Ińsko
Gmina Marianoworural101.83,137Marianowo
  • seat not part of the gmina

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