Szczecinek County


Szczecinek County is a unit of territorial administration and local government 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 Szczecinek, which lies east of the regional capital Szczecin. The county contains three other towns: Borne Sulinowo, south-west of Szczecinek, Barwice, west of Szczecinek, and Biały Bór, north-east of Szczecinek.
The county covers an area of. As of 2006 its total population is 77,232, out of which the population of Szczecinek is 38,756, that of Borne Sulinowo is 4,224, that of Barwice is 3,838, that of Biały Bór is 2,127, and the rural population is 28,287.

Neighbouring counties

Szczecinek County is bordered by Koszalin County to the north, Bytów County to the north-east, Człuchów County to the east, Złotów County to the south, Drawsko County and Świdwin County to the west, and Białogard County to the north-west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into six gminas. These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.