Drawsko County
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Drawsko County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat
Powiat
A powiat is the second-level unit of local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a county, district or prefecture in other countries. The term powiat is most often translated into English as "county", although other terms are also sometimes used...

) in West Pomeranian Voivodeship
West Pomeranian Voivodeship
West Pomeranian Voivodeship, , is a voivodeship in northwestern Poland. It borders on Pomeranian Voivodeship to the east, Greater Poland Voivodeship to the southeast, Lubusz Voivodeship to the south, the German federal-state of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania to the west, and the Baltic Sea to the north...

, north-western Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the town of Drawsko Pomorskie
Drawsko Pomorskie
Drawsko Pomorskie is a town in Drawsko County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland, with 17,440 inhabitants. Originally inhabited by Slavs, the settlement was colonized by Germans during the Middle Ages...

, which lies 82 kilometres (51 mi) east of the regional capital Szczecin
Szczecin
Szczecin , is the capital city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. It is the country's seventh-largest city and the largest seaport in Poland on the Baltic Sea. As of June 2009 the population was 406,427....

. The county contains three other towns: Złocieniec, 15 km (9 mi) east of Drawsko Pomorskie, Czaplinek
Czaplinek
Czaplinek is a town in Drawsko County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, with 6,879 inhabitants ....

, 29 km (18 mi) east of Drawsko Pomorskie, and Kalisz Pomorski
Kalisz Pomorski
Kalisz Pomorski is a small town in Drawsko County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland with about 4,500 inhabitants. It was founded in ca. 1303.-Twin towns — Sister cities:...

, 29 km (18 mi) south of Drawsko Pomorskie.

The county covers an area of 1764.21 square kilometres (681.2 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 58,073, out of which the population of Złocieniec is 13,377, that of Drawsko Pomorskie is 11,465, that of Czaplinek is 6,933, that of Kalisz Pomorski is 3,989, and the rural population is 22,309.

The eastern part of the county contains part of the protected area
Protected area
Protected areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognised natural, ecological and/or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the enabling laws of each country or the regulations of the international...

 known as Drawsko Landscape Park
Drawsko Landscape Park
Drawsko Landscape Park is a protected area in north-western Poland, established in 1979, covering an area of ....

.

Neighbouring counties

Drawsko County is bordered by Świdwin County
Swidwin County
Świdwin County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-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 Świdwin, which...

 to the north, Szczecinek County
Szczecinek County
Szczecinek County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-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 Szczecinek,...

 and Złotów County to the east, Wałcz County to the south-east, Choszczno County
Choszczno County
Choszczno County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-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 Choszczno,...

 to the south, Stargard County
Stargard County
Stargard County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-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 Stargard...

 to the west, and Łobez County to the north-west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into six gmina
Gmina
The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...

s (four 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 Drawsko Pomorskie
Gmina Drawsko Pomorskie
Gmina Drawsko Pomorskie is an urban-rural gmina in Drawsko County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland...

urban-rural 344.8 16,537 Drawsko Pomorskie
Drawsko Pomorskie
Drawsko Pomorskie is a town in Drawsko County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland, with 17,440 inhabitants. Originally inhabited by Slavs, the settlement was colonized by Germans during the Middle Ages...

Gmina Złocieniec urban-rural 194.5 15,571 Złocieniec
Gmina Czaplinek
Gmina Czaplinek
Gmina Czaplinek is an urban-rural gmina in Drawsko County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Czaplinek, which lies approximately east of Drawsko Pomorskie and east of the regional capital Szczecin.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

urban-rural 364.7 11,795 Czaplinek
Czaplinek
Czaplinek is a town in Drawsko County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, with 6,879 inhabitants ....

Gmina Kalisz Pomorski
Gmina Kalisz Pomorski
Gmina Kalisz Pomorski is an urban-rural gmina in Drawsko County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland...

urban-rural 480.5 7,150 Kalisz Pomorski
Kalisz Pomorski
Kalisz Pomorski is a small town in Drawsko County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland with about 4,500 inhabitants. It was founded in ca. 1303.-Twin towns — Sister cities:...

Gmina Wierzchowo
Gmina Wierzchowo
Gmina Wierzchowo is a rural gmina in Drawsko County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Wierzchowo, which lies approximately east of Drawsko Pomorskie and east of the regional capital Szczecin.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

rural 229.3 4,489 Wierzchowo
Wierzchowo, Drawsko County
Wierzchowo is a village in Drawsko County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Wierzchowo. It lies approximately east of Drawsko Pomorskie and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany...

Gmina Ostrowice
Gmina Ostrowice
Gmina Ostrowice is a rural gmina in Drawsko County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Ostrowice, which lies approximately north-east of Drawsko Pomorskie and east of the regional capital Szczecin.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its...

rural 150.4 2,531 Ostrowice
Ostrowice
Ostrowice is a village in Drawsko County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Ostrowice. It lies approximately north-east of Drawsko Pomorskie and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany...

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