Gryfice County

Gryfice County (Polish: powiat gryficki) 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 and largest town is Gryfice, which lies 69 kilometres (43 mi) north-east of the regional capital Szczecin. The county also contains the towns of Trzebiatów, lying 17 km (11 mi) north of Gryfice, and Płoty, 13 km (8 mi) south of Gryfice.

Gryfice County

Powiat gryficki
County
Flag
Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Gryfice): 53°54′53″N 15°11′55″E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipWest Pomeranian
SeatGryfice
Gminas
Area
 • Total1,018.19 km2 (393.13 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total60,773
 • Density60/km2 (150/sq mi)
 • Urban
30,957
 • Rural
29,816
Car platesZGY
Websitehttp://www.gryfice.pl
The building of the municipality and district

The county covers an area of 1,018.19 square kilometres (393.1 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 60,773, out of which the population of Gryfice is 16,702, that of Trzebiatów is 10,113, that of Płoty is 4,142, and the rural population is 29,816.

Neighbouring counties

Gryfice County is bordered by Kołobrzeg County to the east, Łobez County to the south-east, Goleniów County to the south-west and Kamień County to the west. It also borders the Baltic Sea to the north.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into six gminas (three urban-rural and three rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina Type Area
(km²)		 Population
(2006)		 Seat
Gmina Gryfice urban-rural 261.6 23,487 Gryfice
Gmina Trzebiatów urban-rural 225.4 16,803 Trzebiatów
Gmina Płoty urban-rural 238.8 9,212 Płoty
Gmina Karnice rural 133.1 4,172 Karnice
Gmina Brojce rural 118.1 3,658 Brojce
Gmina Rewal rural 41.1 3,441 Rewal
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