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Stargard County

Stargard County
Powiat stargardzki
County
Coat of arms of Stargard County
Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Stargard Szczeciński): 53°20′N 15°2′E / 53.333°N 15.033°E / 53.333; 15.033Coordinates: 53°20′N 15°2′E / 53.333°N 15.033°E / 53.333; 15.033
Country  Poland
Voivodeship West Pomeranian
Seat Stargard Szczeciński
Gminas
Area
 • Total 1,519.59 km2 (586.72 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 119,402
 • Density 79/km2 (200/sq mi)
 • Urban 79,686
 • Rural 39,716
Car plates ZST
Website http://www.powiatstargardzki.pl

Stargard County (Polish: powiat stargardzki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Stargard Szczeciński, which lies 32 kilometres (20 mi) east of the regional capital Szczecin. The county contains four other towns: Chociwel, 26 km (16 mi) north-east of Stargard Szczeciński, Dobrzany, 27 km (17 mi) east of Stargard Szczeciński, Ińsko, 37 km (23 mi) east of Stargard Szczeciński, and Suchań, 21 km (13 mi) east of Stargard Szczeciński.

The county covers an area of 1,519.59 square kilometres (586.7 sq mi). 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.

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.

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.


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