Pyrzyce County Powiat pyrzycki
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Pyrzyce): 53°8′N 14°53′E / 53.133°N 14.883°E / 53.133; 14.883
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	West Pomeranian
Seat	Pyrzyce
Gminas	Total 6 Gmina Bielice Gmina Kozielice Gmina Lipiany Gmina Przelewice Gmina Pyrzyce Gmina Warnice
Area
• Total	725.71 km2 (280.20 sq mi)
Population  (2006)
• Total	39,931
• Density	55/km2 (140/sq mi)
• Urban	16,766
• Rural	23,165
Car plates	ZPY
Website	http://www.pyrzyce.pl

Pyrzyce County (Polish: powiat pyrzycki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-western 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 largest town is Pyrzyce, which lies 38 kilometres (24 mi) south-east of the regional capital Szczecin. The only other town in the county is Lipiany, lying 16 km (10 mi) south of Pyrzyce.

The county covers an area of 725.71 square kilometres (280.2 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 39,931, out of which the population of Pyrzyce is 12,642, that of Lipiany is 4,124, and the rural population is 23,165.

Neighbouring counties

Pyrzyce County is bordered by Stargard County to the north, Myślibórz County to the south and Gryfino County to the west.

Administrative division

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

References

• Polish official population figures 2006