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.
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.
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.
Gmina | Type | Area (km2) | Population (2006) | Seat |
Stargard | urban | 48.1 | 70,534 | |
Gmina Stargard | rural | 318.5 | 11,322 | Stargard * |
Gmina Dolice | rural | 237.1 | 8,165 | Dolice |
Gmina Chociwel | urban-rural | 160.6 | 6,106 | Chociwel |
Gmina Dobrzany | urban-rural | 135.1 | 5,073 | Dobrzany |
Gmina Suchań | urban-rural | 132.8 | 4,324 | Suchań |
Gmina Kobylanka | rural | 122.1 | 3,646 | Kobylanka |
Gmina Stara Dąbrowa | rural | 112.6 | 3,578 | Stara Dąbrowa |
Gmina Ińsko | urban-rural | 151.0 | 3,517 | Ińsko |
Gmina Marianowo | rural | 101.8 | 3,137 | Marianowo |
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