Lębork County
Lębork County
Powiat lęborski | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Division into gminas | |
| Coordinates (Lębork): 54°33′N 17°45′E / 54.550°N 17.750°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| Seat | Lębork |
| Gminas | Total 5 (incl. 2 urban) |
| Area | |
• Total | 706.99 km2 (272.97 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 66,196 |
| • Density | 94/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 38,977 |
| • Rural | 27,219 |
| Car plates | GLE |
| Website | http://www.powiat-lebork.com |
Lębork County (Kashubian: Lãbòrsczi kréz, Polish: powiat lęborski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern 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 Lębork, which lies 61 kilometres (38 mi) west of the regional capital Gdańsk. The only other town in the county is Łeba, lying 29 km (18 mi) north-west of Lębork.
The county covers an area of 706.99 square kilometres (273.0 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 66,196, out of which the population of Lębork is 35,333, that of Łeba is 3,644, and the rural population is 27,219.[1]
Lębork County on a map of the counties of Pomeranian Voivodeship
Lębork County is bordered by Wejherowo County to the east, Kartuzy County to the south-east, Bytów County to the south and Słupsk County to the west. It also borders the Baltic Sea to the north.
Administrative division
[edit]The county is subdivided into five gminas (two urban and three rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
| Gmina | Type | Area (km2) |
Population (2019) |
Seat |
| Lębork | urban | 17.9 | 35,333 | |
| Gmina Nowa Wieś Lęborska | rural | 270.4 | 13,593 | Nowa Wieś Lęborska |
| Gmina Cewice | rural | 187.9 | 7,570 | Cewice |
| Gmina Wicko | rural | 216.1 | 6,056 | Wicko |
| Łeba | urban | 14.8 | 3,644 |
Transport
[edit]National:
- national road no. 6 state border - Kołbaskowo - Łęgowo (przez Lębork)
Provincial:
- provincial road No. 212 Osowo Lęborskie - Kamionka (via Cewice)
- provincial road No. 213 Słupsk - Celbowo (via Wicko)
- provincial road No. 214 Łeba - Warlubie (via Wicko, Lębork)
References
[edit]- ^ GUS. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
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