Wałcz County | |
Native Name: | Powiat wałecki |
Settlement Type: | County |
Total Type: | Total |
Image Map1: | Zwa_gminy.jpg |
Map Caption1: | Division into gminas |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | West Pomeranian |
Area Total Km2: | 1414.79 |
Population Total: | 54639 |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Urban: | 33128 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Rural |
Population Blank1: | 21511 |
Coor Pinpoint: | Wałcz |
Coordinates: | 53.2667°N 44°W |
Seat: | Wałcz |
Parts Type: | Gminas |
Parts: | Total 5 (incl. 1 urban) |
P1: | Wałcz |
P2: | Gmina Człopa |
P3: | Gmina Mirosławiec |
P4: | Gmina Tuczno |
P5: | Gmina Wałcz |
Blank Name: | Car plates |
Blank Info: | ZWA |
Website: | http://www.powiatwalecki.pl |
Wałcz County (Polish: powiat wałecki) 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 Wałcz, which lies 127km (79miles) east of the regional capital Szczecin. The county contains three other towns: Mirosławiec, 270NaN0 west of Wałcz, Człopa, 310NaN0 south-west of Wałcz, and Tuczno, 250NaN0 south-west of Wałcz.
The county covers an area of 1414.79km2. As of 2006 its total population is 54,639, out of which the population of Wałcz is 26,140, that of Mirosławiec is 2,633, that of Człopa is 2,390, that of Tuczno is 1,965, and the rural population is 21,511.
Wałcz County is bordered by Złotów County to the east, Piła County to the south-east, Czarnków-Trzcianka County to the south, Strzelce-Drezdenko County to the south-west, Choszczno County to the west and Drawsko County to the north-west.
The county is subdivided into five gminas (one urban, three urban-rural and one rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
Gmina | Type | Area (km2) | Population (2006) | Seat |
Wałcz | urban | 38.2 | 26,140 | |
Gmina Wałcz | rural | 575.1 | 12,424 | Wałcz * |
Gmina Mirosławiec | urban-rural | 203.3 | 6,026 | Mirosławiec |
Gmina Człopa | urban-rural | 348.4 | 5,124 | Człopa |
Gmina Tuczno | urban-rural | 249.9 | 4,925 | Tuczno |
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