Gryfice County

Gryfice County
Powiat gryficki
Flag of Gryfice County
Coat of arms of Gryfice County
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Gryfice): 53°54′53″N 15°11′55″E / 53.91472°N 15.19861°E / 53.91472; 15.19861
Country Poland
VoivodeshipWest Pomeranian
SeatGryfice
Gminas
Area
 • Total
1,018.19 km2 (393.13 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total
60,773
 • Density60/km2 (150/sq mi)
 • Urban
30,957
 • Rural
29,816
Car platesZGY
Websitehttp://www.gryfice.pl
The building of the municipality and district

Gryfice County (Polish: powiat gryficki) 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 and largest town is Gryfice, which lies 69 kilometres (43 mi) north-east of the regional capital Szczecin. The county also contains the towns of Trzebiatów, lying 17 km (11 mi) north of Gryfice, and Płoty, 13 km (8 mi) south of Gryfice.

The county covers an area of 1,018.19 square kilometres (393.1 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 60,773, out of which the population of Gryfice is 16,702, that of Trzebiatów is 10,113, that of Płoty is 4,142, and the rural population is 29,816.


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