- Koszalin County
Infobox Settlement
name = Koszalin County
native_name = Powiat koszaliński
settlement_type =
image_shield = POL powiat koszaliński COA.svg
map_caption = Location within the voivodeship
map_caption1 = Division into gminas
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = West Pomeranian
area_total_km2 = 1669.09
population_total = 64087
population_as_of = 2006
population_density_km2 = auto
population_urban = 13956
population_blank1_title = Rural
population_blank1 = 50131
coor_type = Koszalin
latd = 54
latm = 11
lats =
latNS = N
longd = 16
longm = 11
longs =
longEW = E
seat =Koszalin
parts_type =Gmina s
parts = Total 8
p1 =Gmina Będzino
p2 =Gmina Biesiekierz
p3 =Gmina Bobolice
p4 =Gmina Manowo
p5 =Gmina Mielno
p6 =Gmina Polanów
p7 =Gmina Sianów
p8 =Gmina Świeszyno
blank_name = Car plates
blank_info = ZKO
website = http://www.powiat.koszalin.pl __NOTOC__Koszalin County ( _pl. powiat koszaliński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat ) inWest Pomeranian Voivodeship , north-westernPoland , on the Baltic coast. It was created onJanuary 1 ,1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. Its administrative seat is the city ofKoszalin , although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The county contains three towns:Sianów , convert|10|km|mi|0|abbr=on north-east of Koszalin,Bobolice , convert|37|km|mi|0|abbr=on south-east of Koszalin, andPolanów , convert|35|km|mi|0|abbr=on east of Koszalin.The county covers an area of convert|1669.09|km2|sqmi|1. As of 2006 its total population is 64,087, out of which the population of Sianów is 6,543, that of Bobolice is 4,446, that of Polanów is 2,967, and the rural population is 50,131.
Neighbouring counties
Apart from the city of
Koszalin , Koszalin County is also bordered bySławno County ,Słupsk County andBytów County to the east,Szczecinek County andBiałogard County to the south, andKołobrzeg County to the west. It also borders theBaltic Sea to the north.Administrative division
The county is subdivided into eight
gmina s (three urban-rural and five rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.References
* [http://www.stat.gov.pl/gus/45_655_PLK_HTML.htm Polish official population figures 2006]
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