Sławno County

Sławno County Powiat sławieński
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Sławno): 54°22′N 16°41′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	West Pomeranian
Seat	Sławno
Gminas	Total 6 (incl. 2 urban) Darłowo Sławno Gmina Darłowo Gmina Malechowo Gmina Postomino Gmina Sławno
Area
• Total	1,043.62 km2 (402.94 sq mi)
Population  (2006)
• Total	57,643
• Density	55/km2 (140/sq mi)
• Urban	27,694
• Rural	29,949
Car plates	ZSL
Website	http://www.powiatslawno.pl

Sławno County (Template:Lang-pl) 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 is the town of Sławno, which lies 174 kilometres (108 mi) north-east of the regional capital Szczecin. The only other town in the county is Darłowo, lying on the coast 19 km (12 mi) west of Sławno.

The county covers an area of 1,043.62 square kilometres (402.9 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 57,643, out of which the population of Darłowo is 14,380, that of Sławno is 13,314, and the rural population is 29,949.

Neighbouring counties

Sławno County is bordered by Słupsk County to the east and Koszalin County to the south-west. It also borders the Baltic Sea to the north-west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into six gminas (two urban and four rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Darłowo	urban	19.9	14,380
Sławno	urban	15.8	13,314
Gmina Sławno	rural	284.2	8,855	Sławno *
Gmina Darłowo	rural	269.8	7,561	Darłowo *
Gmina Postomino	rural	227.2	6,973	Postomino
Gmina Malechowo	rural	226.6	6,560	Malechowo
* seat not part of the gmina

References

• Polish official population figures 2006