Słubice County

Słubice County
Powiat słubicki

County

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Location within the voivodeship

Coordinates (Słubice): 52°21′N 14°34′E / 52.350°N 14.567°ECoordinates: 52°21′N 14°34′E / 52.350°N 14.567°E

Country

Poland

Seat

Total 5

Area

• Total

999.77 km² (386.01 sq mi)

Population (2006)

• Total

46,777

• Density

47/km² (120/sq mi)

• Urban

30,135

• Rural

16,642

Car plates

FSL

Website

http://www.powiatslubicki.pl

Słubice County (Polish: powiat słubicki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland, on the German border. 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 Słubice, which lies 63 km (39 mi) south-west of Gorzów Wielkopolski and 79 km (49 mi) north-west of Zielona Góra. The county contains three other towns: Rzepin, lying 19 km (12 mi) east of Słubice, Ośno Lubuskie, lying 25 km (16 mi) north-east of Słubice, and Cybinka, 24 km (15 mi) south-east of Słubice.

The county covers an area of 999.77 square kilometres (386.0 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 46,777, out of which the population of Słubice is 17,199, that of Rzepin is 6,499, that of Ośno Lubuskie is 3,769, that of Cybinka is 2,668, and the rural population is 16,642.

Neighbouring counties

Słubice County is bordered by Gorzów County to the north, Sulęcin County to the east and Krosno Odrzańskie County to the south. It also borders Brandenburg in Germany to the west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Słubice	urban-rural	185.4	19,726	Słubice
Gmina Rzepin	urban-rural	191.1	9,880	Rzepin
Gmina Cybinka	urban-rural	279.7	6,771	Cybinka
Gmina Ośno Lubuskie	urban-rural	198.0	6,304	Ośno Lubuskie
Gmina Górzyca	rural	145.6	4,096	Górzyca

References

Polish official population figures 2006

Słubice County

Seat: Słubice

Urban-rural gminas	Gmina Cybinka Gmina Ośno Lubuskie Gmina Rzepin Gmina Słubice

Rural gmina	Gmina Górzyca

Counties of Lubusz Voivodeship

City counties	Gorzów Wielkopolski (governor's seat) Zielona Góra (assembly seat)

Land counties	Gorzów Krosno Odrzańskie Międzyrzecz Nowa Sól Słubice Strzelce-Drezdenko Sulęcin Świebodzin Wschowa Żagań Żary Zielona Góra

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