Koszalin County

Koszalin County Powiat koszaliński
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Koszalin): 54°11′N 16°11′E / 54.183°N 16.183°E / 54.183; 16.183
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	West Pomeranian
Seat	Koszalin
Gminas	Total 8 Gmina Będzino Gmina Biesiekierz Gmina Bobolice Gmina Manowo Gmina Mielno Gmina Polanów Gmina Sianów Gmina Świeszyno
Area
• Total	1,669.09 km2 (644.44 sq mi)
Population  (2006)
• Total	64,087
• Density	38/km2 (99/sq mi)
• Urban	13,956
• Rural	50,131
Car plates	ZKO
Website	http://www.powiat.koszalin.pl

Koszalin County (Polish: powiat koszaliński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-western Poland, on the Baltic coast. 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 city of Koszalin, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The county contains three towns: Sianów, 10 km (6 mi) north-east of Koszalin, Bobolice, 37 km (23 mi) south-east of Koszalin, and Polanów, 35 km (22 mi) east of Koszalin.

The county covers an area of 1,669.09 square kilometres (644.4 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 64,087, out of which the population of Sianów is 6,543, that of Bobolice is 4,446, that of Polanów is 2,967, and the rural population is 50,131.

Apart from the city of Koszalin, Koszalin County is also bordered by Sławno County, Słupsk County and Bytów County to the east, Szczecinek County and Białogard County to the south, and Kołobrzeg County to the west. It also borders the Baltic Sea to the north.

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

• Polish official population figures 2006