Stargard County




Not to be confused with Starogard County.


County in West Pomeranian, Poland























































Stargard County


Powiat stargardzki

County

Coat of arms of Stargard County
Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship


Division into gminas
Division into gminas

Coordinates (Stargard): 53°20′N 15°2′E / 53.333°N 15.033°E / 53.333; 15.033Coordinates: 53°20′N 15°2′E / 53.333°N 15.033°E / 53.333; 15.033
Country
 Poland
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

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.


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.



Neighbouring counties


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.



Administrative division


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


References


  • Polish official population figures 2006











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