Tuchola County





County in Kuyavian-Pomeranian, Poland























































Tuchola County


Powiat tucholski

County




Flag of Tuchola County
Flag

Coat of arms of Tuchola County
Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship


Division into gminas
Division into gminas

Coordinates (Tuchola): 53°36′N 17°51′E / 53.600°N 17.850°E / 53.600; 17.850Coordinates: 53°36′N 17°51′E / 53.600°N 17.850°E / 53.600; 17.850
Country
 Poland
Voivodeship Kuyavian-Pomeranian
Seat Tuchola
Gminas
Area

 • Total 1,075.27 km2 (415.16 sq mi)
Population
(2006)

 • Total 47,230
 • Density 44/km2 (110/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 came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 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 2012 its total population is 53.200, out of which the population of Tuchola is 20.185 and the rural population is 33,295.


The county contains most of the protected area called Tuchola Landscape Park.



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.



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
26.385

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


References


  • Polish official population figures 2006











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