Gryfice 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...

, on the Baltic

Baltic Sea

The Baltic Sea is a brackish mediterranean sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from 20°E to 26°E longitude. It is bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainland of Europe, and the Danish islands. It drains into the Kattegat by way of the Øresund, the Great Belt and...

 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

Gryfice

Gryfice is a town in Pomerania, north-western Poland with 16 632 inhabitants . It is the capital of Gryfice County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship , previously in Szczecin Voivodeship .-History:...

, which lies 69 kilometres (43 mi) north-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 also contains the towns of Trzebiatów

Trzebiatów

Trzebiatów is a town in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. As of June 2007, it has 10,196 inhabitants.It was in Pomerania, Germany until 1945.Trzebiatów's Day of the Cereal is a celebration during the first week of August...

, lying 17 km (11 mi) north of Gryfice, and Płoty, 13 km (8 mi) south of Gryfice.

The county covers an area of 1018.19 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

Gryfice County is bordered by Kołobrzeg County to the east, Łobez County to the south-east, Goleniów County

Goleniów County

Goleniów 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 Goleniów, which...

 to the south-west and Kamień County

Kamien County

Kamień County is a unit of territorial administration and local government 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...

 to the west. It also borders the Baltic Sea

Baltic Sea

The Baltic Sea is a brackish mediterranean sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from 20°E to 26°E longitude. It is bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainland of Europe, and the Danish islands. It drains into the Kattegat by way of the Øresund, the Great Belt and...

 to the north.

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 (three urban-rural and three rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Gryfice Gmina Gryfice Gmina Gryfice is an urban-rural gmina in Gryfice County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Gryfice, which lies approximately north-east of the regional capital Szczecin....	urban-rural	261.6	23,487	Gryfice Gryfice Gryfice is a town in Pomerania, north-western Poland with 16 632 inhabitants . It is the capital of Gryfice County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship , previously in Szczecin Voivodeship .-History:...
Gmina Trzebiatów Gmina Trzebiatów Gmina Trzebiatów is an urban-rural gmina in Gryfice County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northwestern Poland. Its seat is the town of Trzebiatów, which lies approximately north of Gryfice and northeast of the regional capital, Szczecin.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...	urban-rural	225.4	16,803	Trzebiatów Trzebiatów Trzebiatów is a town in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. As of June 2007, it has 10,196 inhabitants.It was in Pomerania, Germany until 1945.Trzebiatów's Day of the Cereal is a celebration during the first week of August...
Gmina Płoty	urban-rural	238.8	9,212	Płoty
Gmina Karnice Gmina Karnice Gmina Karnice is a rural gmina in Gryfice County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Karnice, which lies approximately north-west of Gryfice and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...	rural	133.1	4,172	Karnice Karnice, Gryfice County Karnice is a village in Gryfice County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Karnice. It lies approximately north-west of Gryfice and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany...
Gmina Brojce Gmina Brojce Gmina Brojce is a rural gmina in Gryfice County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Brojce, which lies approximately north-east of Gryfice and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...	rural	118.1	3,658	Brojce Brojce Brojce is a village in Gryfice County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Brojce. It lies approximately north-east of Gryfice and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany...
Gmina Rewal Gmina Rewal Gmina Rewal is a rural gmina in Gryfice County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Rewal, which lies approximately north-west of Gryfice and north of the regional capital Szczecin....	rural	41.1	3,441	Rewal Rewal Rewal is a village in Gryfice County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Rewal. It lies approximately north-west of Gryfice and north of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany...