Sępólno 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 Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

-Transportation:Transportation infrastructure is of critical importance to the voivodeship's economy. Kuyavia-Pomerania is a major node point in the Polish transportation system. Railway lines from the South and East pass through Bydgoszcz in order to reach the major ports on the Baltic Sea...

, north-central 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 and largest town is Sępólno Krajeńskie

Sepólno Krajenskie

Sępólno Krajeńskie is a town in Poland, in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, about 63 km northwest of Bydgoszcz. It is the capital of Sępólno County and has a population of 9,174 .-History:...

, which lies 49 km (30 mi) north-west of Bydgoszcz and 86 km (53 mi) north-west of Toruń

Torun

Toruń is an ancient city in northern Poland, on the Vistula River. Its population is more than 205,934 as of June 2009. Toruń is one of the oldest cities in Poland. The medieval old town of Toruń is the birthplace of the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus....

. The county also contains the towns of Więcbork

Wiecbork

Więcbork is a town in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. It has population of 5,945....

, lying 11 km (7 mi) south of Sępólno Krajeńskie, and Kamień Krajeński

Kamien Krajenski

Kamień Krajeński is a town in Sępólno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,276 inhabitants ....

, 10 km (6 mi) north of Sępólno Krajeńskie.

The county covers an area of 790.86 square kilometres (305.4 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 40,880, out of which the population of Sępólno Krajeńskie is 9,258, that of Więcbork is 5,788, that of Kamień Krajeński is 2,251, and the rural population is 23,583.

Neighbouring counties

Sępólno County is bordered by Człuchów County and Chojnice County

Chojnice County

Chojnice County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern 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 Chojnice, which lies ...

 to the north, Tuchola County

Tuchola County

Tuchola County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-central 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 only town is Tuchola, which...

 to the north-east, Bydgoszcz County

Bydgoszcz County

Bydgoszcz County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-central Poland. It was created on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Bydgoszcz, although...

 to the south-east, Nakło County to the south, and Piła County and Złotów County to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into four 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 one rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Sępólno Krajeńskie Gmina Sepólno Krajenskie Gmina Sępólno Krajeńskie is an urban-rural gmina in Sępólno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland...	urban-rural	229.2	15,907	Sępólno Krajeńskie Sepólno Krajenskie Sępólno Krajeńskie is a town in Poland, in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, about 63 km northwest of Bydgoszcz. It is the capital of Sępólno County and has a population of 9,174 .-History:...
Gmina Więcbork Gmina Wiecbork Gmina Więcbork is an urban-rural gmina in Sępólno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Więcbork, which lies approximately south of Sępólno Krajeńskie and north-west of Bydgoszcz....	urban-rural	235.7	13,028	Więcbork Wiecbork Więcbork is a town in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. It has population of 5,945....
Gmina Kamień Krajeński Gmina Kamien Krajenski Gmina Kamień Krajeński is an urban-rural gmina in Sępólno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland...	urban-rural	163.2	6,850	Kamień Krajeński Kamien Krajenski Kamień Krajeński is a town in Sępólno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,276 inhabitants ....
Gmina Sośno Gmina Sosno Gmina Sośno is a rural gmina in Sępólno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Sośno, which lies approximately south-east of Sępólno Krajeńskie and north-west of Bydgoszcz....	rural	162.8	5,095	Sośno Sosno Sosno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zbiczno, within Brodnica County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.-References:...