Bytów County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat

Powiat

A powiat is the second-level unit of local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a county, district or prefecture in other countries. The term powiat is most often translated into English as "county", although other terms are also sometimes used...

) in Pomeranian Voivodeship

Pomeranian Voivodeship

Pomeranian Voivodeship, or Pomerania Province , is a voivodeship, or province, in north-central Poland. It comprises most of Pomerelia , as well as an area east of the Vistula River...

, northern Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

. 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 Bytów

Bytów

Bytów is a town in the Middle Pomerania region of northern Poland in the Bytów Lakeland with 16,888 inhabitants . Previously in Słupsk Voivodeship , it is the capital of Bytów County in Pomeranian Voivodeship .-History:...

, which lies 79 kilometres (49 mi) west of the regional capital Gdańsk

Gdansk

Gdańsk is a Polish city on the Baltic coast, at the centre of the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area.The city lies on the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay , in a conurbation with the city of Gdynia, spa town of Sopot, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the...

. The only other town in the county is Miastko

Miastko

Miastko , is a town in the Middle Pomerania region of northwestern Poland. Administratively it has since 1999 been part of Bytów County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship; previously it had been in Słupsk Voivodeship.-History:Before 1945 the town belonged to the Prussian Province of Pomerania...

, lying 37 km (23 mi) west of Bytów.

The county covers an area of 2192.81 square kilometres (846.6 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 75,313, out of which the population of Bytów is 16,715, that of Miastko is 10,987, and the rural population is 47,611.



Bytów County on a map of the counties of Pomeranian Voivodeship

Bytów County is bordered by Słupsk County to the north, Lębork County

Lebork County

Lębork County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland, on the Baltic coast. 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 Lębork,...

 to the north-east, Kartuzy County

Kartuzy County

Kartuzy County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern 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 Kartuzy, which lies west...

 and Kościerzyna County

Koscierzyna County

Kościerzyna County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern 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 Kościerzyna, which lies ...

 to the east, Chojnice County

Chojnice County

Chojnice County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern 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 Chojnice, which lies ...

 and Człuchów County to the south, and Szczecinek County

Szczecinek County

Szczecinek County is a unit of territorial administration and local government 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 Szczecinek,...

 and Koszalin County

Koszalin County

Koszalin County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-western Poland, on the Baltic coast. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998...

 to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 10 gmina

Gmina

The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...

s (two urban-rural and eight rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Bytów Gmina Bytów Gmina Bytów is an urban-rural gmina in Bytów County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the town of Bytów, which lies approximately west of the regional capital Gdańsk....	urban-rural	197.4	23,568	Bytów Bytów Bytów is a town in the Middle Pomerania region of northern Poland in the Bytów Lakeland with 16,888 inhabitants . Previously in Słupsk Voivodeship , it is the capital of Bytów County in Pomeranian Voivodeship .-History:...
Gmina Miastko Gmina Miastko Gmina Miastko is an urban-rural gmina in Bytów County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the town of Miastko, which lies approximately west of Bytów and west of the regional capital Gdańsk....	urban-rural	466.8	19,765	Miastko Miastko Miastko , is a town in the Middle Pomerania region of northwestern Poland. Administratively it has since 1999 been part of Bytów County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship; previously it had been in Słupsk Voivodeship.-History:Before 1945 the town belonged to the Prussian Province of Pomerania...
Gmina Czarna Dąbrówka Gmina Czarna Dabrówka Gmina Czarna Dąbrówka is a rural gmina in Bytów County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Czarna Dąbrówka, which lies approximately north of Bytów and west of the regional capital Gdańsk....	rural	298.3	5,626	Czarna Dąbrówka Czarna Dabrówka Czarna Dąbrówka is a village in Bytów County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Czarna Dąbrówka. It lies approximately north of Bytów and west of the regional capital Gdańsk. The village has a population of 1,112.-History:It was founded by the...
Gmina Lipnica Gmina Lipnica Gmina Lipnica is a rural gmina in Bytów County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Lipnica, which lies approximately south of Bytów and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk....	rural	309.6	4,796	Lipnica Lipnica, Pomeranian Voivodeship Lipnica is a village in Gmina Lipnica, Bytów County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Bytów and south-west of Gdańsk .Lipnica is the seat of the Gmina Lipnica....
Gmina Kołczygłowy	rural	173.3	4,321	Kołczygłowy
Gmina Tuchomie Gmina Tuchomie Gmina Tuchomie is a rural gmina in Bytów County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Tuchomie, which lies approximately west of Bytów and west of the regional capital Gdańsk....	rural	106.5	3,915	Tuchomie Tuchomie Tuchomie is a village in Bytów County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Tuchomie. It lies approximately west of Bytów and west of the regional capital Gdańsk....
Gmina Trzebielino Gmina Trzebielino Gmina Trzebielino is a rural gmina in Bytów County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Trzebielino, which lies approximately west of Bytów and west of the regional capital Gdańsk....	rural	225.5	3,716	Trzebielino Trzebielino Trzebielino is a village in Bytów County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Trzebielino. It lies approximately west of Bytów and west of the regional capital Gdańsk.Before 1945, the village belonged to the Prussian Province of Pomerania...
Gmina Studzienice Gmina Studzienice Gmina Studzienice is a rural gmina in Bytów County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Studzienice, which lies approximately south-east of Bytów and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk....	rural	176.0	3,408	Studzienice Studzienice, Bytów County Studzienice is a village in Bytów County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Studzienice. The village has a population of 816. It lies approximately south-east of Bytów and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk.-References:*...
Gmina Parchowo Gmina Parchowo Gmina Parchowo is a rural gmina in Bytów County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Parchowo, which lies approximately north-east of Bytów and west of the regional capital Gdańsk....	rural	130.9	3,407	Parchowo Parchowo Parchowo is a village in Gmina Parchowo, Bytów County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Bytów and south-west of Gdańsk .Parchowo is the seat of the Gmina Parchowo....
Gmina Borzytuchom Gmina Borzytuchom Gmina Borzytuchom is a rural gmina in Bytów County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Borzytuchom, which lies approximately north-west of Bytów and west of the regional capital Gdańsk....	rural	108.6	2,791	Borzytuchom Borzytuchom Borzytuchom is a village in Bytów County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Borzytuchom. It lies approximately north-west of Bytów and west of the regional capital Gdańsk....