Białogard County

County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

Białogard County

Powiat białogardzki

County

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Coat of arms

Location within West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Division into gminas

Coordinates (Białogard): 54°0′N 15°59′E﻿ / ﻿54.000°N 15.983°E﻿ / 54.000; 15.983
Country|  Poland
Voivodeship| West Pomeranian
Seat| Białogard
Gminas|

Total 4 (incl. 1 urban)

* Białogard
* Gmina Białogard
* Gmina Karlino
* Gmina Tychowo

Area

• Total

| 845.36 km2 (326.40 sq mi)
Population

(2006)

• Total

| 48,241
• Density| 57/km2 (150/sq mi)
• Urban

| 30,133
• Rural

| 18,108
Car plates| ZBI
Website| http://www.powiat-bialogard.pl

Białogard County (Polish: powiat białogardzki) 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 Białogard, which lies 113 kilometres (70 mi) north-east of the regional capital Szczecin. The only other towns in the county are Karlino, lying 9 km (6 mi) north-west of Białogard, and Tychowo, 20 km (12 mi) south-east of Białogard.

The county covers an area of 845.36 square kilometres (326.4 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population was 48,241, out of which the population of Białogard was 24,339, that of Karlino 5,794, and the rural population 18,108 (including approximately 2,500 for the population of Tychowo, which became a town in 2010).

## Neighbouring counties

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Białogard County is bordered by Koszalin County to the north, Szczecinek County to the south-east, Świdwin County to the south and Kołobrzeg County to the north-west.

## Administrative division

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

Gmina | Type | Area
(km2) | Population
(2006) | Seat

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Białogard | urban  | 25.7  | 24,339  |
Gmina Karlino | urban-rural  | 141.0  | 9,168  | Karlino
Gmina Białogard | rural  | 327.9  | 7,758  | Białogard *
Gmina Tychowo | urban-rural  | 350.7  | 6,976  | Tychowo
* seat not part of the gmina

## References

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* Polish official population figures 2006

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Gminas of Białogard County

Seat: Białogard (urban gmina)

Urban-rural gminas|

* Gmina Karlino
* Gmina Tychowo

Rural gmina|

* Gmina Białogard

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Counties of West Pomeranian Voivodeship

City counties|

* Szczecin (capital)
* Koszalin
* Świnoujście

Land counties|

* Białogard
* Choszczno
* Drawsko
* Goleniów
* Gryfice
* Gryfino
* Kamień
* Kołobrzeg
* Koszalin
* Łobez
* Myślibórz
* Police
* Pyrzyce
* Sławno
* Stargard
* Świdwin
* Szczecinek
* Wałcz

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* Germany
* United States

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