Słupsk County

Słupsk County (Polish: powiat słupski, Kashubian: Stôłpsk kréj) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland, on the Baltic coast. It came into being on 1 January 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Słupsk, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The only towns in Słupsk County are Ustka, a coastal resort 18 km (11 mi) north-west of Słupsk, and Kępice, 27 km (17 mi) south of Słupsk.

Słupsk County Powiat słupski
County
Flag Coat of arms
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Słupsk): 54°27′57″N 17°1′45″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Pomeranian
Seat	Słupsk
Gminas	Total 10 (incl. 1 urban) Ustka Gmina Damnica Gmina Dębnica Kaszubska Gmina Główczyce Gmina Kępice Gmina Kobylnica Gmina Potęgowo Gmina Słupsk Gmina Smołdzino Gmina Ustka
Area
• Total	2,304 km2 (890 sq mi)
Population  (2019)
• Total	98,793
• Density	43/km2 (110/sq mi)
• Urban	19,040
• Rural	79,753
Car plates	GSL
Website	http://www.powiat.slupsk.pl

The county covers an area of 2,304 square kilometres (889.6 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 98,793, out of which the population of Ustka is 15,460, that of Kępice is 3,580, and the rural population is 79,753.^[1]

Kartuzy

Wejherowo

Puck

Gdynia

Sopot

Gdańsk

Gdańsk

N. Dwór Gd.

Lębork

Słupsk

Słupsk

Tczew

Malbork

Sztum

Kwidzyn

Kościerzyna

Człuchów

Chojnice

Bytów

Starogard
Gdański

Słupsk County on a map of the counties of Pomeranian Voivodeship

Apart from the city of Słupsk, Słupsk County is also bordered by Lębork County to the east, Bytów County to the south-east, and Koszalin County and Sławno County to the west. It also borders the Baltic Sea to the north.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 10 gminas (one urban, one urban-rural and eight rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km2)	Population (2019)	Seat
Gmina Słupsk	rural	260.6	18,110	Słupsk *
Ustka	urban	10.1	15,460
Gmina Kobylnica	rural	245.0	12,712	Kobylnica
Gmina Dębnica Kaszubska	rural	300.0	9,619	Dębnica Kaszubska
Gmina Kępice	urban-rural	293.4	9,122	Kępice
Gmina Główczyce	rural	323.8	9,042	Główczyce
Gmina Ustka	rural	218.1	8,335	Ustka *
Gmina Potęgowo	rural	227.9	6,944	Potęgowo
Gmina Damnica	rural	167.8	6,058	Damnica
Gmina Smołdzino	rural	257.2	3,391	Smołdzino
* seat not part of the gmina

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.