Stargard County

Stargard County Powiat stargardzki
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Stargard): 53°20′N 15°2′E / 53.333°N 15.033°E / 53.333; 15.033
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	West Pomeranian
Seat	Stargard
Gminas	Total 10 (incl. 1 urban) Stargard Gmina Chociwel Gmina Dobrzany Gmina Dolice Gmina Ińsko Gmina Kobylanka Gmina Marianowo Gmina Stara Dąbrowa Gmina Stargard Gmina Suchań
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, 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, Dobrzany, 27 km (17 mi) east of Stargard, Ińsko, 37 km (23 mi) east of Stargard, and Suchań, 21 km (13 mi) east of Stargard.

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 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.

• Polish official population figures 2006