Sulęcin County Explained

Sulęcin County
Native Name:Powiat sulęciński
Settlement Type:County
Total Type:Total
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lubusz
Area Total Km2:1177.43
Population Total:35329
Population As Of:2006
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:14357
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:20972
Coor Pinpoint:Sulęcin
Latd:52
Latm:27
Latns:N
Longd:15
Longm:7
Longew:E
Seat:Sulęcin
Parts Type:Gminas
Parts:Total 5
P1:Gmina Krzeszyce
P2:Gmina Lubniewice
P3:Gmina Słońsk
P4:Gmina Sulęcin
P5:Gmina Torzym
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info: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 was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Sulęcin, which lies 330NaN0 south of Gorzów Wielkopolski and 630NaN0 north-west of Zielona Góra. The county also contains the towns of Torzym, lying 160NaN0 south of Sulęcin, and Lubniewice, 120NaN0 north-east of Sulęcin.

The county covers an area of 1177.43km2. 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.

GminaTypeArea
(km²)
Population
(2006)
Seat
Gmina Sulęcinurban-rural319.716,173Sulęcin
Gmina Torzymurban-rural374.96,796Torzym
Gmina Słońskrural158.94,752Słońsk
Gmina Krzeszycerural194.24,547Krzeszyce
Gmina Lubniewiceurban-rural129.83,061Lubniewice

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