Koszalin County
Powiat koszaliński | |
|---|---|
 Location within the voivodeship | |
 Division into gminas | |
| Coordinates (Koszalin): 54°11′N 16°11′E / 54.183°N 16.183°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | West Pomeranian |
| Seat | Koszalin |
| Gminas | |
| 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.