Bydgoszcz County
Powiat bydgoski | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location within the voivodeship | |
 Division into gminas | |
| Coordinates (Bydgoszcz): 53°7′N 18°0′E / 53.117°N 18.000°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Kuyavian-Pomeranian |
| Seat | Bydgoszcz |
| Gminas | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,394.8 km2 (538.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 118,041 |
| • Density | 85/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 26,814 |
| • Rural | 91,227 |
| Car plates | CBY |
| Website | http://powiat.bydgoski.pl |
Bydgoszcz County (Polish: powiat bydgoski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-central Poland. It was created on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Bydgoszcz, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The only towns in Bydgoszcz County are Solec Kujawski, which lies 17 km (11 mi) east of Bydgoszcz, and Koronowo, 23 km (14 mi) north of Bydgoszcz.
The county covers an area of 1,394.8 square kilometres (538.5 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 118,041, out of which the population of Solec Kujawski is 15,652, that of Koronowo is 11,162, and the rural population is 91,227.