Bydgoszcz County

Bydgoszcz County
Powiat bydgoski
Flag of Bydgoszcz County
Coat of arms of Bydgoszcz County
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Bydgoszcz): 53°7′N 18°0′E / 53.117°N 18.000°E / 53.117; 18.000
Country Poland
VoivodeshipKuyavian-Pomeranian
SeatBydgoszcz
Gminas
Area
 • Total1,394.8 km2 (538.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total118,041
 • Density85/km2 (220/sq mi)
 • Urban
26,814
 • Rural
91,227
Car platesCBY
Websitehttp://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.