Myślibórz County

County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

Myślibórz County

Powiat myśliborski

County

Flag

Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship

Division into gminas

Coordinates (Myślibórz): 52°56′N 14°52′E﻿ / ﻿52.933°N 14.867°E﻿ / 52.933; 14.867
Country|  Poland
Voivodeship| West Pomeranian
Seat| Myślibórz
Gminas|

Total 5

* Gmina Barlinek
* Gmina Boleszkowice
* Gmina Dębno
* Gmina Myślibórz
* Gmina Nowogródek Pomorski

Area

• Total

| 1,181.95 km2 (456.35 sq mi)
Population

(2006)

• Total

| 67,412
• Density| 57/km2 (150/sq mi)
• Urban

| 39,926
• Rural

| 27,486
Car plates| ZMY
Website| http://www.powiatmysliborski.pl

Myślibórz County (Polish: powiat myśliborski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship (a voivodeship, or province that is found in northwestern Poland along the German border). It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the town of Myślibórz, which lies 57 kilometres (35 mi) south of the regional capital Szczecin. The county also contains the towns of Barlinek, lying 24 km (15 mi) east of Myślibórz, and Dębno, 25 km (16 mi) southwest of Myślibórz.

The county covers an area of 1,181.95 square kilometres (456.4 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 67,412, out of which the population of Barlinek is 14,156, that of Dębno is 13,903, that of Myślibórz is 11,867, and the rural population is 27,486.

## Neighbouring counties

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Myślibórz County is bordered by Gryfino County to the northwest, Pyrzyce County and Stargard County to the north, Choszczno County to the northeast, Strzelce-Drezdenko County to the east, and Gorzów County to the southeast. It also borders Germany to the west.

## Administrative division

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The county is subdivided into five gminas. Two of the gminas are rural, whereas the other three have both urban and rural qualities. These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

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

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Gmina Myślibórz | urban-rural  | 328.3  | 20,898  | Myślibórz
Gmina Dębno | urban-rural  | 318.8  | 20,805  | Dębno
Gmina Barlinek | urban-rural  | 258.8  | 19,528  | Barlinek
Gmina Nowogródek Pomorski | rural  | 146.2  | 3,282  | Nowogródek Pomorski
Gmina Boleszkowice | rural  | 129.9  | 2,899  | Boleszkowice

## References

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* Polish official population figures 2006

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Myślibórz County

Seat|

* Myślibórz

Urban-rural gminas|

* Gmina Barlinek
* Gmina Dębno
* Gmina Myślibórz

Rural gminas|

* Gmina Boleszkowice
* Gmina Nowogródek Pomorski

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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
* France
* BnF data
* Czech Republic

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