Lębork County

Lębork County (Kashubian: Lãbòrsczi kréz, Polish: powiat lęborski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland, on the Baltic coast. 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 Lębork, which lies 61 kilometres (38 mi) west of the regional capital Gdańsk. The only other town in the county is Łeba, lying 29 km (18 mi) north-west of Lębork.

Lębork County Powiat lęborski
County
Flag Coat of arms
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Lębork): 54°33′N 17°45′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Pomeranian
Seat	Lębork
Gminas	Total 5 (incl. 2 urban) Łeba Lębork Gmina Cewice Gmina Nowa Wieś Lęborska Gmina Wicko
Area
• Total	706.99 km2 (272.97 sq mi)
Population  (2019)
• Total	66,196
• Density	94/km2 (240/sq mi)
• Urban	38,977
• Rural	27,219
Car plates	GLE
Website	http://www.powiat-lebork.com

The county covers an area of 706.99 square kilometres (273.0 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 66,196, out of which the population of Lębork is 35,333, that of Łeba is 3,644, and the rural population is 27,219.^[1]

Kartuzy

Wejherowo

Puck

Gdynia

Sopot

Gdańsk

Gdańsk

N. Dwór Gd.

Lębork

Słupsk

Słupsk

Tczew

Malbork

Sztum

Kwidzyn

Kościerzyna

Człuchów

Chojnice

Bytów

Starogard
Gdański

Lębork County on a map of the counties of Pomeranian Voivodeship

Lębork County is bordered by Wejherowo County to the east, Kartuzy County to the south-east, Bytów County to the south and Słupsk County to the west. It also borders the Baltic Sea to the north.

Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km2)	Population (2019)	Seat
Lębork	urban	17.9	35,333
Gmina Nowa Wieś Lęborska	rural	270.4	13,593	Nowa Wieś Lęborska
Gmina Cewice	rural	187.9	7,570	Cewice
Gmina Wicko	rural	216.1	6,056	Wicko
Łeba	urban	14.8	3,644

Transport

National:

• national road no. 6 state border - Kołbaskowo - Łęgowo (przez Lębork)

Provincial:

• provincial road No. 212 Osowo Lęborskie - Kamionka (via Cewice)
• provincial road No. 213 Słupsk - Celbowo (via Wicko)
• provincial road No. 214 Łeba - Warlubie (via Wicko, Lębork)

References

1. GUS. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Retrieved 2020-09-14.