Człuchów County

Człuchów County Powiat człuchowski
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Coordinates (Człuchów): 53°39′N 17°22′E / 53.65°N 17.367°E / 53.65; 17.367Coordinates: 53°39′N 17°22′E / 53.65°N 17.367°E / 53.65; 17.367
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 (607.9 sq mi)
Population (2006)
– Total	56,797
– Density	36.1/km2 (93.4/sq mi)
– Urban	25,873
– Rural	30,924
Car plates	GCZ
Website	http://www.starostwo.czluchow.org.pl/

Człuchów County (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.

The county covers an area of 1,574.41 square kilometres (607.9 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 56,797, out of which the population of Człuchów is 14,597, that of Czarne is 5,917, that of Debrzno is 5,359, and the rural population is 30,924.

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 (2006)	Seat
Człuchów	urban	12.5	14,597
Gmina Człuchów	rural	361.7	10,180	Człuchów *
Gmina Debrzno	urban-rural	224.2	9,403	Debrzno
Gmina Czarne	urban-rural	234.9	9,257	Czarne
Gmina Przechlewo	rural	243.9	6,158	Przechlewo
Gmina Rzeczenica	rural	274.9	3,721	Rzeczenica
Gmina Koczała	rural	222.4	3,481	Koczała
* seat not part of the gmina

References

• Polish official population figures 2006