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Słupsk County ( pl, powiat słupski, csb, Stôłpsk kréj) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (
powiat
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) in
Pomeranian Voivodeship
Pomeranian Voivodeship, Pomorskie Region, or Pomerania Province ( Polish: ''Województwo pomorskie'' ; (Kashubian: ''Pòmòrsczé wòjewództwò'' ), is a voivodeship, or province, in northwestern Poland. The provincial capital is Gdańsk.
The ...
, northern
Poland
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, on the
Baltic coast. It came into being on 1 January 1999, as a result of the
Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of
Słupsk, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The only towns in Słupsk County are
Ustka, a coastal resort north-west of Słupsk, and
Kępice, south of Słupsk.
The county covers an area of . As of 2019 its total population is 98,793, out of which the population of Ustka is 15,460, that of Kępice is 3,580, and the rural population is 79,753.
''Słupsk County on a map of the counties of Pomeranian Voivodeship''
Apart from the city of
Słupsk, Słupsk County is also bordered by
Lębork County to the east,
Bytów County to the south-east, and
Koszalin County and
Sławno County to the west. It also borders the
Baltic Sea
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The sea stretches from 53°N to 66°N latitude and fr ...
to the north.
Administrative division
The county is subdivided into 10
gminas (one urban, one urban-rural and eight rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
References
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Land counties of Pomeranian Voivodeship