Bydgoszcz County

Infobox Settlement
name = Bydgoszcz County
native_name = Powiat bydgoski
settlement_type =

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image_shield = POL powiat bydgoski COA.svg

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map_caption = Location within the voivodeship
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = Kuyavian-Pomeranian
area_total_km2 = 1394.8
population_total = 95773
population_as_of = 2006
population_density_km2 = auto
population_urban = 25844
population_blank1_title = Rural
population_blank1 = 69929
coor_type = Bydgoszcz
latd = 53
latm = 7
lats =
latNS = N
longd = 18
longm = 0
longs =
longEW = E
seat = Bydgoszcz
parts_type = Gminas
parts = Total 8
p1 = Gmina Białe Błota
p2 = Gmina Dąbrowa Chełmińska
p3 = Gmina Dobrcz
p4 = Gmina Koronowo
p5 = Gmina Nowa Wieś Wielka
p6 = Gmina Osielsko
p7 = Gmina Sicienko
p8 = Gmina Solec Kujawski
blank_name = Car plates
blank_info = CBY
website = http://powiat.bydgoski.pl __NOTOC__Bydgoszcz County ( _pl. powiat bydgoski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-central Poland. 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 Bydgoszcz, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The only towns in Bydgoszcz County are Solec Kujawski, which lies convert|17|km|mi|0|abbr=on east of Bydgoszcz, and Koronowo, convert|23|km|mi|0|abbr=on north of Bydgoszcz.

The county covers an area of convert|1394.8|km2|sqmi|1. As of 2006 its total population is 95,773, out of which the population of Solec Kujawski is 15,060, that of Koronowo is 10,784, and the rural population is 69,929.

Neighbouring counties

Apart from the city of Bydgoszcz, Bydgoszcz County is also bordered by Tuchola County to the north, Świecie County and Chełmno County to the north-east, Toruń County to the east, Inowrocław County to the south, Żnin County to the south-west, Nakło County to the west, and Sępólno County to the north-west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into eight gminas (two urban-rural and six 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]