Kamień County

County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

Kamień County

Powiat kamieński

County

Flag

Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship

Division into gminas

Coordinates (Kamień Pomorski): 53°58′11″N 14°47′9″E﻿ / ﻿53.96972°N 14.78583°E﻿ / 53.96972; 14.78583
Country|  Poland
Voivodeship|  West Pomeranian
Seat| Kamień Pomorski
Gminas|

Total 6

* Gmina Dziwnów
* Gmina Golczewo
* Gmina Kamień Pomorski
* Gmina Misdroy
* Gmina Świerzno
* Gmina Wolin

Area

• Total| 1,006.65 km2 (388.67 sq mi)
Population

(2006)

• Total| 47,604
• Density| 47/km2 (120/sq mi)
• Urban

| 25,121
• Rural

| 22,483
Car plates| ZKA
Website| http://www.powiatkamienski.pl/

Kamień County (Polish: powiat kamieński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-western Poland, on the Baltic coast. It existed from 1945 to 1975 and was re-established in its current form on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Kamień Pomorski, which lies 63 kilometres (39 mi) north of the regional capital Szczecin. The county contains four other towns: Międzyzdroje, 23 km (14 mi) west of Kamień Pomorski, Wolin, 19 km (12 mi) south-west of Kamień Pomorski, Dziwnów, 6 km (4 mi) north-west of Kamień Pomorski, and Golczewo, 21 km (13 mi) south-east of Kamień Pomorski.

The county covers an area of 1,006.65 square kilometres (388.7 sq mi). As of 2006, its total population is 47,604, out of which the population of Kamień Pomorski is 9,134, that of Misdroy is 5,436, that of Wolin is 4,878, that of Dziwnów is 2,949, that of Golczewo is 2,724, and the rural population is 22,483.

## Neighbouring counties

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Kamień County is bordered by Gryfice County to the east, Goleniów County to the south and the city of Świnoujście to the west. It also borders the Baltic Sea to the north.

## Administrative division

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The county is subdivided into six gminas (five 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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Gmina Kamień Pomorski | urban-rural  | 208.6  | 14,389  | Kamień Pomorski
Gmina Wolin | urban-rural  | 327.4  | 12,351  | Wolin
Gmina Międzyzdroje | urban-rural  | 117.2  | 6,477  | Międzyzdroje
Gmina Golczewo | urban-rural  | 175.4  | 6,065  | Golczewo
Gmina Świerzno | rural  | 140.2  | 4,174  | Świerzno
Gmina Dziwnów | urban-rural  | 37.9  | 4,148  | Dziwnów

## References

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* Polish official population figures 2006

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Kamień County

Seat: Kamień Pomorski

Urban-rural gminas|

* Gmina Dziwnów
* Gmina Golczewo
* Gmina Kamień Pomorski
* Gmina Międzyzdroje
* Gmina Wolin

Rural gmina|

* Gmina Świerzno

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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

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