Koszalin County

Infobox Settlement
name = Koszalin County
native_name = Powiat koszaliński
settlement_type =

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image_shield = POL powiat koszaliński COA.svg

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map_caption = Location within the voivodeship

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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 = Gminas
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) in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-western Poland, on the Baltic coast. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Koszalin, 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, and Polanów, 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 by Sławno County, Słupsk County and Bytów County to the east, Szczecinek County and Białogard County to the south, and Kołobrzeg County to the west. It also borders the Baltic Sea to the north.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into eight gminas (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]