Człuchów County

Człuchów County (Kashubian: Człëchòwsczi kréz, Polish: powiat człuchowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern 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 Człuchów, which lies 115 kilometres (71 mi) south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. The county also contains the towns of Czarne, lying 28 km (17 mi) west of Człuchów, and Debrzno, 16 km (10 mi) south-west of Człuchów.

Człuchów County Powiat człuchowski
County
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates (Człuchów): 53°39′N 17°22′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Pomeranian
Seat	Człuchów
Gminas	Total 7 (incl. 1 urban) Człuchów Gmina Czarne Gmina Człuchów Gmina Debrzno Gmina Koczała Gmina Przechlewo Gmina Rzeczenica
Area
• Total	1,574.41 km2 (607.88 sq mi)
Population  (2019)
• Total	56,225
• Density	36/km2 (92/sq mi)
• Urban	24,677
• Rural	31,548
Car plates	GCZ
Website	http://www.starostwo.czluchow.org.pl/

The county covers an area of 1,574.41 square kilometres (607.9 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 56,225, out of which the population of Człuchów is 13,649, that of Czarne is 5,932, that of Debrzno is 5,096, and the rural population is 30,924.^[1]

Kartuzy

Wejherowo

Puck

Gdynia

Sopot

Gdańsk

Gdańsk

N. Dwór Gd.

Lębork

Słupsk

Słupsk

Tczew

Malbork

Sztum

Kwidzyn

Kościerzyna

Człuchów

Chojnice

Bytów

Starogard
Gdański

Człuchów County on a map of the counties of Pomeranian Voivodeship

Człuchów County is bordered by Bytów County to the north, Chojnice County to the east, Sępólno County to the south, Złotów County to the south-west and Szczecinek County to the west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km2)	Population (2019)	Seat
Człuchów	urban	12.5	13,649
Gmina Człuchów	rural	361.7	11,116	Człuchów *
Gmina Czarne	urban-rural	234.9	9,101	Czarne
Gmina Debrzno	urban-rural	224.2	9,037	Debrzno
Gmina Przechlewo	rural	243.9	6,331	Przechlewo
Gmina Rzeczenica	rural	274.9	3,624	Rzeczenica
Gmina Koczała	rural	222.4	3,367	Koczała
* seat not part of the gmina

County affiliation

In the years 1945–1999, the area of the Człuchów county exceptionally frequently changed its administrative affiliation:

• 1945-1946 was subordinated to Bydgoszcz
• 1946-1950 was subordinated to Szczecin
• 1950-1975 was subordinated to Koszalin
• 1975-1998 was subordinated to Słupsk
• from 1999 was subordinated to Gdańsk

External links

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.