Białogard County | |
Native Name: | Powiat białogardzki |
Settlement Type: | County |
Total Type: | Total |
Image Map1: | Powiat bialogardzki.svg |
Map Caption1: | Division into gminas |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | West Pomeranian |
Area Total Km2: | 845.36 |
Population Total: | 48241 |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Urban: | 30133 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Rural |
Population Blank1: | 18108 |
Coor Pinpoint: | Białogard |
Coordinates: | 54°N 74°W |
Seat: | Białogard |
Parts Type: | Gminas |
Parts: | Total 4 (incl. 1 urban) |
P1: | Białogard |
P2: | Gmina Białogard |
P3: | Gmina Karlino |
P4: | Gmina Tychowo |
Blank Name: | Car plates |
Blank Info: | ZBI |
Website: | http://www.powiat-bialogard.pl |
Białogard County (pl|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 113km (70miles) north-east of the regional capital Szczecin. The only other towns in the county are Karlino, lying 90NaN0 north-west of Białogard, and Tychowo, 20km (10miles) south-east of Białogard.
The county covers an area of 845.36km2. 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).
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.
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 |
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