Gryfice County

County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

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 / 53.91472°N 15.19861°E / 53.91472; 15.19861
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	West Pomeranian
Seat	Gryfice
Gminas	Total 6 Gmina Brojce Gmina Gryfice Gmina Karnice Gmina Płoty Gmina Rewal Gmina Trzebiatów
Area
• Total	1,018.19 km2 (393.13 sq mi)
Population  (2006)
• Total	60,773
• Density	60/km2 (150/sq mi)
• Urban	30,957
• Rural	29,816
Car plates	ZGY
Website	http://www.gryfice.pl

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.

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[edit]

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[edit]

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.

References[edit]

• Polish official population figures 2006