Piła County

Piła County Powiat pilski
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Piła): 53°9′N 16°44′E / 53.150°N 16.733°E / 53.150; 16.733Coordinates: 53°9′N 16°44′E / 53.150°N 16.733°E / 53.150; 16.733
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Greater Poland
Seat	Piła
Gminas	Total 9 (incl. 1 urban) Piła Gmina Białośliwie Gmina Kaczory Gmina Łobżenica Gmina Miasteczko Krajeńskie Gmina Szydłowo Gmina Ujście Gmina Wyrzysk Gmina Wysoka
Area
• Total	1,267.1 km2 (489.2 sq mi)
Population  (2006)
• Total	137,099
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
• Urban	90,099
• Rural	47,000
Car plates	PP
Website	http://www.powiat.pila.pl

Piła County (Polish: powiat pilski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-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 largest town is Piła, which lies 85 kilometres (53 mi) north of the regional capital Poznań. The county contains four other towns: Wyrzysk, 36 km (22 mi) east of Piła, Ujście, 10 km (6 mi) south of Piła, Łobżenica, 37 km (23 mi) east of Piła, and Wysoka, 25 km (16 mi) east of Piła.

The county covers an area of 1,267.1 square kilometres (489.2 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 137,099, out of which the population of Piła is 75,044, that of Wyrzysk is 5,234, that of Ujście is 3,899, that of Łobżenica is 3,172, that of Wysoka is 2,750, and the rural population is 47,000.

Neighbouring counties[]

Piła County is bordered by Złotów County to the north, Sępólno County and Nakło County to the east, Wągrowiec County to the south-east, Chodzież County and Czarnków-Trzcianka County to the south, and Wałcz County to the north-west.

Administrative division[]

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

References[]

• Polish official population figures 2006