Stargard County (Polish: powiat stargardzki) 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 Stargard, which lies 32 kilometres (20 mi) east of the regional capital Szczecin. The county contains four other towns: Chociwel, 26 km (16 mi) north-east of Stargard, Dobrzany, 27 km (17 mi) east of Stargard, Ińsko, 37 km (23 mi) east of Stargard, and Suchań, 21 km (13 mi) east of Stargard.
Stargard County
Powiat stargardzki | |
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![]() Location within the voivodeship | |
![]() Division into gminas | |
Coordinates (Stargard): 53°20′N 15°2′E | |
Country | ![]() |
Voivodeship | West Pomeranian |
Seat | Stargard |
Gminas | |
Area | |
• Total | 1,519.59 km2 (586.72 sq mi) |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 119,402 |
• Density | 79/km2 (200/sq mi) |
• Urban | 79,686 |
• Rural | 39,716 |
Car plates | ZST |
Website | http://www.powiatstargardzki.pl |
The county covers an area of 1,519.59 square kilometres (586.7 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 119,402, out of which the population of Stargard is 70,534, that of Chociwel is 3,285, that of Dobrzany is 2,420, that of Ińsko is 2,001, that of Suchań is 1,446, and the rural population is 39,716.
Stargard County is bordered by Goleniów County to the north, Łobez County to the north-east, Drawsko County to the east, Choszczno County to the south-east, Myślibórz County and Pyrzyce County to the south, and Gryfino County and the city of Szczecin to the west.
The county is subdivided into 10 gminas (one urban, four urban-rural and five rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
Gmina | Type | Area (km2) |
Population (2006) |
Seat |
Stargard | urban | 48.1 | 70,534 | |
Gmina Stargard | rural | 318.5 | 11,322 | Stargard * |
Gmina Dolice | rural | 237.1 | 8,165 | Dolice |
Gmina Chociwel | urban-rural | 160.6 | 6,106 | Chociwel |
Gmina Dobrzany | urban-rural | 135.1 | 5,073 | Dobrzany |
Gmina Suchań | urban-rural | 132.8 | 4,324 | Suchań |
Gmina Kobylanka | rural | 122.1 | 3,646 | Kobylanka |
Gmina Stara Dąbrowa | rural | 112.6 | 3,578 | Stara Dąbrowa |
Gmina Ińsko | urban-rural | 151.0 | 3,517 | Ińsko |
Gmina Marianowo | rural | 101.8 | 3,137 | Marianowo |
* seat not part of the gmina | ||||
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