Pyrzyce County Explained

Pyrzyce County
Native Name:Powiat pyrzycki
Settlement Type:County
Total Type:Total
Image Map1:Zpy gminy.svg
Map Caption1:Division into gminas
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:West Pomeranian
Area Total Km2:725.71
Population Total:39931
Population As Of:2006
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:16766
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:23165
Coor Pinpoint:Pyrzyce
Coordinates:53.1333°N 67°W
Seat:Pyrzyce
Parts Type:Gminas
Parts:Total 6
P1:Gmina Bielice
P2:Gmina Kozielice
P3:Gmina Lipiany
P4:Gmina Przelewice
P5:Gmina Pyrzyce
P6:Gmina Warnice
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:ZPY
Website:http://www.pyrzyce.pl

Pyrzyce County (Polish: powiat pyrzycki) 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 Pyrzyce, which lies 38km (24miles) south-east of the regional capital Szczecin. The only other town in the county is Lipiany, lying 160NaN0 south of Pyrzyce.

The county covers an area of 725.71km2. As of 2006 its total population is 39,931, out of which the population of Pyrzyce is 12,642, that of Lipiany is 4,124, and the rural population is 23,165.

Neighbouring counties

Pyrzyce County is bordered by Stargard County to the north, Myślibórz County to the south and Gryfino County to the west.

Administrative division

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

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2006)
Seat
Gmina Pyrzyceurban-rural204.419,515Pyrzyce
Gmina Lipianyurban-rural94.66,033Lipiany
Gmina Przelewicerural162.25,254Przelewice
Gmina Warnicerural85.93,588Warnice
Gmina Bielicerural84.12,930Bielice
Gmina Kozielicerural94.52,611Kozielice

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