Tuchola County

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Tuchola County
Powiat tucholski

— County —

Flag

Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship

Coordinates (Tuchola): 53°36′N 17°51′E / 53.6, 17.85

Country

Poland

Seat

Total 6

Area

- Total

1,075.27 km² (415.2 sq mi)

Population (2006)

- Total

47,230

- Density

43.9/km² (113.8/sq mi)

- Urban

13,935

- Rural

33,295

Car plates

CTU

Website: http://www.powiat.tuchola.pl/

Tuchola County (Polish: powiat tucholski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-central Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. Its administrative seat and only town is Tuchola, which lies 55 km (34 mi) north of Bydgoszcz and 81 km (50 mi) north-west of Toruń.

The county covers an area of 1,075.27 square kilometres (415.2 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 47,230, out of which the population of Tuchola is 13,935 and the rural population is 33,295.

[edit] Neighbouring counties

Tuchola County is bordered by Starogard County to the north-east, Świecie County to the east, Bydgoszcz County to the south, Sępólno County to the south-west and Chojnice County to the west.

[edit] Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Tuchola	urban-rural	239.4	20,076	Tuchola
Gmina Cekcyn	rural	253.3	6,437	Cekcyn
Gmina Lubiewo	rural	162.8	5,717	Lubiewo
Gmina Śliwice	rural	174.8	5,430	Śliwice
Gmina Gostycyn	rural	136.2	5,189	Gostycyn
Gmina Kęsowo	rural	108.8	4,381	Kęsowo

[edit] References

Polish official population figures 2006

v • d • e Tuchola County

Seat: Tuchola Urban-rural gmina: Gmina Tuchola Rural gminas: Gmina Cekcyn • Gmina Gostycyn • Gmina Kęsowo • Gmina Lubiewo • Gmina Śliwice

v • d • e Counties of Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

City counties: Bydgoszcz (governor's seat) • Toruń (assembly seat) • Grudziądz • Włocławek Land counties: Aleksandrów • Brodnica • Bydgoszcz • Chełmno • Golub-Dobrzyń • Grudziądz • Inowrocław • Lipno • Mogilno • Nakło • Radziejów • Rypin • Sępólno • Świecie • Toruń • Tuchola • Wąbrzeźno • Włocławek • Żnin