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Świdwin County

Świdwin County

County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

Świdwin County (Polish: powiat świdwiński) 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 Świdwin, which lies 89 kilometres (55 mi) north-east of the regional capital Szczecin. The only other town in the county is Połczyn-Zdrój, lying 23 km (14 mi) east of Świdwin.

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The county covers an area of 1,093.06 square kilometres (422.0 sq mi). As of 2012 its total population is 49,181.[1]

Neighbouring counties

Świdwin County is bordered by Kołobrzeg County and Białogard County to the north, Szczecinek County to the east, and Drawsko County and Łobez County to the south.

Administrative division

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

Gmina Type Area
(km²)		 Population
(2006)		 Seat
Gmina Połczyn-Zdrój urban-rural 343.7 16,016 Połczyn-Zdrój
Świdwin urban 22.5 15,637  
Gmina Świdwin rural 247.3 6,202 Świdwin *
Gmina Sławoborze rural 188.7 4,274 Sławoborze
Gmina Rąbino rural 180.0 3,935 Rąbino
Gmina Brzeżno rural 110.8 2,856 Brzeżno
* seat not part of the gmina

References

Notes
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    Główny Urząd Statystyczny, stan w roku 2012
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