Stargard County

Stargard County
Powiat stargardzki
Flag of Stargard County
Coat of arms of Stargard County
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Stargard): 53°20′N 15°2′E / 53.333°N 15.033°E / 53.333; 15.033
Country Poland
VoivodeshipWest Pomeranian
SeatStargard
Gminas
Area
 • Total1,519.59 km2 (586.72 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total119,402
 • Density79/km2 (200/sq mi)
 • Urban
79,686
 • Rural
39,716
Car platesZST
Websitehttp://www.powiatstargardzki.pl

Stargard County (Polish: powiat stargardzki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) 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 Stargard, which lies 32 kilometres (20 mi) east of the regional capital Szczecin. The county contains four other towns: Chociwel, 26 km (16 mi) north-east of Stargard, Dobrzany, 27 km (17 mi) east of Stargard, Ińsko, 37 km (23 mi) east of Stargard, and Suchań, 21 km (13 mi) east of Stargard.

The county covers an area of 1,519.59 square kilometres (586.7 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 119,402, out of which the population of Stargard is 70,534, that of Chociwel is 3,285, that of Dobrzany is 2,420, that of Ińsko is 2,001, that of Suchań is 1,446, and the rural population is 39,716.