Lipno County



County in Kuyavian-Pomeranian, Poland
























Lipno County


Powiat lipnowski

County



Flag of Lipno County
Flag

Coat of arms of Lipno County
Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship

Coordinates (Lipno): 52°51′N 19°10′E / 52.850°N 19.167°E / 52.850; 19.167Coordinates: 52°51′N 19°10′E / 52.850°N 19.167°E / 52.850; 19.167
Country
 Poland
VoivodeshipKuyavian-Pomeranian
SeatLipno
Gminas
Area

 • Total1,015.6 km2 (392.1 sq mi)
Population
(2006)

 • Total66,216
 • Density65/km2 (170/sq mi)
 • Urban

20,545
 • Rural

45,671
Car platesCLI
Websitehttp://www.lipnowski.powiat.pl/

Lipno County (Polish: powiat lipnowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-central Poland. It was formed on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Lipno, which lies 43 km (27 mi) south-east of Toruń and 84 km (52 mi) east of Bydgoszcz. The county also contains the towns of Skępe, lying 13 km (8 mi) east of Lipno, and Dobrzyń nad Wisłą, 26 km (16 mi) south-east of Lipno.


The county covers an area of 1,015.6 square kilometres (392.1 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 66,216, out of which the population of Lipno is 14,834, that of Skępe is 3,442, that of Dobrzyń nad Wisłą is 2,269, and the rural population is 45,671.



Neighbouring counties


Lipno County is bordered by Golub-Dobrzyń County to the north, Rypin County to the north-east, Sierpc County to the east, Płock County to the south-east, the city of Włocławek and Włocławek County to the south, and Aleksandrów County and Toruń County to the west.



Administrative division


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




















































Gmina
Type
Area
(km²)
Population
(2006)
Seat

Lipno
urban
11.0
14,834
 

Gmina Lipno
rural
209.7
11,337

Lipno *

Gmina Dobrzyń nad Wisłą
urban-rural
115.4
7,943

Dobrzyń nad Wisłą

Gmina Skępe
urban-rural
179.2
7,503

Skępe

Gmina Kikół
rural
98.2
7,223

Kikół

Gmina Wielgie
rural
133.8
6,588

Wielgie

Gmina Tłuchowo
rural
98.7
4,634

Tłuchowo

Gmina Chrostkowo
rural
74.1
3,110

Chrostkowo

Gmina Bobrowniki
rural
95.6
3,044

Bobrowniki
* seat not part of the gmina


References


  • Polish official population figures 2006











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