Białogard County

Białogard County
Powiat białogardzki

County

Flag

Coat of arms

Location within West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Division into gminas

Coordinates (Białogard): 54°0′N 15°59′E / 54.000°N 15.983°ECoordinates: 54°0′N 15°59′E / 54.000°N 15.983°E

Country

Poland

Seat

Total 4 (incl. 1 urban)

Area

• Total

845.36 km² (326.40 sq mi)

Population (2006)

• Total

48,241

• Density

57/km² (150/sq mi)

• Urban

30,133

• Rural

18,108

Car plates

ZBI

Website

http://www.powiat-bialogard.pl

Białogard County (Polish: powiat białogardzki) 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 Białogard, which lies 113 kilometres (70 mi) north-east of the regional capital Szczecin. The only other towns in the county are Karlino, lying 9 km (6 mi) north-west of Białogard, and Tychowo, 20 km (12 mi) south-east of Białogard.

The county covers an area of 845.36 square kilometres (326.4 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population was 48,241, out of which the population of Białogard was 24,339, that of Karlino 5,794, and the rural population 18,108 (including approximately 2,500 for the population of Tychowo, which became a town in 2010).

Neighbouring counties

Białogard County is bordered by Koszalin County to the north, Szczecinek County to the south-east, Świdwin County to the south and Kołobrzeg County to the north-west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Białogard	urban	25.7	24,339
Gmina Karlino	urban-rural	141.0	9,168	Karlino
Gmina Białogard	rural	327.9	7,758	Białogard *
Gmina Tychowo	urban-rural	350.7	6,976	Tychowo
* seat not part of the gmina

References

Polish official population figures 2006

Gminas of Białogard County

Seat: Białogard (urban gmina)

Urban-rural gminas	Gmina Karlino Gmina Tychowo

Rural gmina	Gmina Białogard

Counties of West Pomeranian Voivodeship

City counties	Szczecin (capital) Koszalin Świnoujście

Land counties	Białogard Choszczno Drawsko Goleniów Gryfice Gryfino Kamień Kołobrzeg Koszalin Łobez Myślibórz Police Pyrzyce Sławno Stargard Świdwin Szczecinek Wałcz

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