Sulęcin County

Sulęcin County
Powiat sulęciński

County

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Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship

Coordinates (Sulęcin): 52°27′N 15°7′E / 52.450°N 15.117°ECoordinates: 52°27′N 15°7′E / 52.450°N 15.117°E

Country

Poland

Seat

Total 5

Area

• Total

1,177.43 km² (454.61 sq mi)

Population (2006)

• Total

35,329

• Density

30/km² (78/sq mi)

• Urban

14,357

• Rural

20,972

Car plates

FSU

Website

http://www.powiatsulecinski.pl

Sulęcin County (Polish: powiat sulęciński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lubusz Voivodeship, 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 Sulęcin, which lies 33 km (21 mi) south of Gorzów Wielkopolski and 63 km (39 mi) north-west of Zielona Góra. The county also contains the towns of Torzym, lying 16 km (10 mi) south of Sulęcin, and Lubniewice, 12 km (7 mi) north-east of Sulęcin.

The county covers an area of 1,177.43 square kilometres (454.6 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 35,329, out of which the population of Sulęcin is 9,972, that of Torzym is 2,456, that of Lubniewice is 1,929, and the rural population is 20,972.

Neighbouring counties

Sulęcin County is bordered by Gorzów County to the north, Międzyrzecz County to the east, Świebodzin County to the south-east, Krosno Odrzańskie County to the south and Słubice County to the west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Sulęcin	urban-rural	319.7	16,173	Sulęcin
Gmina Torzym	urban-rural	374.9	6,796	Torzym
Gmina Słońsk	rural	158.9	4,752	Słońsk
Gmina Krzeszyce	rural	194.2	4,547	Krzeszyce
Gmina Lubniewice	urban-rural	129.8	3,061	Lubniewice

References

Polish official population figures 2006

Sulęcin County

Seat: Sulęcin

Urban-rural gminas	Gmina Lubniewice Gmina Sulęcin Gmina Torzym

Rural gminas	Gmina Krzeszyce Gmina Słońsk

Counties of Lubusz Voivodeship

City counties	Gorzów Wielkopolski (governor's seat) Zielona Góra (assembly seat)

Land counties	Gorzów Krosno Odrzańskie Międzyrzecz Nowa Sól Słubice Strzelce-Drezdenko Sulęcin Świebodzin Wschowa Żagań Żary Zielona Góra

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