Stargard County

Infobox Settlement
name = Stargard County
native_name = Powiat stargardzki
settlement_type = County
total_type = Total


image_shield = POL powiat stargardzki 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 = 1519.59
population_total = 119402
population_as_of = 2006
population_density_km2 = auto
population_urban = 79686
population_blank1_title = Rural
population_blank1 = 39716
coor_type = Stargard Szczeciński
latd = 53
latm = 20
lats =
latNS = N
longd = 15
longm = 2
longs =
longEW = E
seat = Stargard Szczeciński
parts_type = Gminas
parts = Total 10 (incl. 1 urban)
p1 = Stargard Szczeciński
p2 = Gmina Chociwel
p3 = Gmina Dobrzany
p4 = Gmina Dolice
p5 = Gmina Ińsko
p6 = Gmina Kobylanka
p7 = Gmina Marianowo
p8 = Gmina Stara Dąbrowa
p9 = Gmina Stargard Szczeciński
p10 = Gmina Suchań
blank_name = Car plates
blank_info = ZST
website = http://www.powiatstargardzki.pl __NOTOC__Stargard County ( _pl. powiat stargardzki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-western Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Stargard Szczeciński, which lies convert|32|km|mi|0 east of the regional capital Szczecin. The county contains four other towns: Chociwel, convert|26|km|mi|0|abbr=on north-east of Stargard Szczeciński, Dobrzany, convert|27|km|mi|0|abbr=on east of Stargard Szczeciński, Ińsko, convert|37|km|mi|0|abbr=on east of Stargard Szczeciński, and Suchań, convert|21|km|mi|0|abbr=on east of Stargard Szczeciński.

The county covers an area of convert|1519.59|km2|sqmi|1. As of 2006 its total population is 119,402, out of which the population of Stargard Szczeciński 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.

References

* [http://www.stat.gov.pl/gus/45_655_PLK_HTML.htm Polish official population figures 2006]