Świecie County


Świecie County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-central 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 Świecie, which lies north of Toruń and north-east of Bydgoszcz. The only other town in the county is Nowe, lying north-east of Świecie.
The county covers an area of. As of 2006 its total population is 96,941, out of which the population of Świecie is 25,614, that of Nowe is 6,252, and the rural population is 65,075.

Neighbouring counties

Świecie County is bordered by Starogard County and Tczew County to the north, Kwidzyn County to the north-east, the city of Grudziądz and Grudziądz County to the east, Chełmno County to the south, Bydgoszcz County to the south-west, and Tuchola County to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 11 gminas. These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
GminaTypeArea
Population
Seat
Gmina Świecieurban-rural174.832,866Świecie
Gmina Noweurban-rural106.410,745Nowe
Gmina Pruszczrural142.09,232Pruszcz
Gmina Jeżeworural155.97,736Jeżewo
Gmina Dragaczrural111.16,884Dragacz
Gmina Warlubierural201.06,473Warlubie
Gmina Osierural209.65,312Osie
Gmina Bukowiecrural111.05,122Bukowiec
Gmina Drzycimrural107.95,028Drzycim
Gmina Lnianorural88.34,066Lniano
Gmina Świekatoworural64.73,477Świekatowo