Wałcz County





County in West Pomeranian, Poland























































Wałcz County


Powiat wałecki

County




Flag of Wałcz County
Flag
Coat of arms of Wałcz County
Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship


Division into gminas
Division into gminas

Coordinates (Wałcz): 53°16′N 16°28′E / 53.267°N 16.467°E / 53.267; 16.467Coordinates: 53°16′N 16°28′E / 53.267°N 16.467°E / 53.267; 16.467
Country
 Poland
Voivodeship West Pomeranian
Seat Wałcz
Gminas

Total 5 (incl. 1 urban)


  • Wałcz

  • Gmina Człopa

  • Gmina Mirosławiec

  • Gmina Tuczno

  • Gmina Wałcz
Area

 • Total 1,414.79 km2 (546.25 sq mi)
Population
(2006)

 • Total 54,639
 • Density 39/km2 (100/sq mi)
 • Urban

 33,128
 • Rural

 21,511
Car plates ZWA
Website http://www.powiatwalecki.pl

Wałcz County (Polish: powiat wałecki) 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 Wałcz, which lies 127 kilometres (79 mi) east of the regional capital Szczecin. The county contains three other towns: Mirosławiec, 27 km (17 mi) west of Wałcz, Człopa, 31 km (19 mi) south-west of Wałcz, and Tuczno, 25 km (16 mi) south-west of Wałcz.


The county covers an area of 1,414.79 square kilometres (546.3 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 54,639, out of which the population of Wałcz is 26,140, that of Mirosławiec is 2,633, that of Człopa is 2,390, that of Tuczno is 1,965, and the rural population is 21,511.



Neighbouring counties


Wałcz County is bordered by Złotów County to the east, Piła County to the south-east, Czarnków-Trzcianka County to the south, Strzelce-Drezdenko County to the south-west, Choszczno County to the west and Drawsko County to the north-west.



Administrative division


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















































Gmina
Type
Area
(km²)
Population
(2006)
Seat

Wałcz
 urban
 38.2
 26,140
  

Gmina Wałcz
 rural
 575.1
 12,424
Wałcz *

Gmina Mirosławiec
 urban-rural
 203.3
 6,026
Mirosławiec

Gmina Człopa
 urban-rural
 348.4
 5,124
Człopa

Gmina Tuczno
 urban-rural
 249.9
 4,925
Tuczno
* seat not part of the gmina


References


  • Polish official population figures 2006









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