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Sławno County

Sławno County
Powiat sławieński
County
Flag of Sławno County
Flag
Coat of arms of Sławno County
Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Sławno): 54°22′N 16°41′E / 54.367°N 16.683°E / 54.367; 16.683Coordinates: 54°22′N 16°41′E / 54.367°N 16.683°E / 54.367; 16.683
Country  Poland
Voivodeship West Pomeranian
Seat Sławno
Gminas
Area
 • Total 1,043.62 km2 (402.94 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 57,643
 • Density 55/km2 (140/sq mi)
 • Urban 27,694
 • Rural 29,949
Car plates ZSL
Website http://www.powiatslawno.pl

Sławno County (Polish: powiat sławieński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-western Poland, on the Baltic coast. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the town of Sławno, which lies 174 kilometres (108 mi) north-east of the regional capital Szczecin. The only other town in the county is Darłowo, lying on the coast 19 km (12 mi) west of Sławno.

The county covers an area of 1,043.62 square kilometres (402.9 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 57,643, out of which the population of Darłowo is 14,380, that of Sławno is 13,314, and the rural population is 29,949.

Sławno County is bordered by Słupsk County to the east and Koszalin County to the south-west. It also borders the Baltic Sea to the north-west.

The county is subdivided into six gminas (two urban and four rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.



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