Police County
County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Police County (Polish: powiat policki, [pɔˈlʲit͡sɛ]) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-western Poland, on the Polish-German border. 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 Police, which lies 13 kilometres (8 mi) north of the regional capital Szczecin. The only other town in the county is Nowe Warpno, lying 29 km (18 mi) north-west of Police.
Police County
Powiat policki | |
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Coordinates (Police): 53°32′N 14°34′E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | West Pomeranian |
Seat | Police |
Gminas | |
Area | |
• Total | 664.16 km2 (256.43 sq mi) |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 64,147 |
• Density | 97/km2 (250/sq mi) |
• Urban | 35,454 |
• Rural | 28,693 |
Car plates | ZPL |
Website | http://www.powiat.policki.pl |
The county covers an area of 664.16 square kilometres (256.4 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 64,147, out of which the population of Police is 34,284, that of Nowe Warpno is 1,170 and the rural population is 28,693.