Bydgoszcz County

Bydgoszcz County Powiat bydgoski
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Bydgoszcz): 53°7′N 18°0′E / 53.117°N 18.000°E / 53.117; 18.000
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Kuyavian-Pomeranian
Seat	Bydgoszcz
Gminas	Total 8 Gmina Białe Błota Gmina Dąbrowa Chełmińska Gmina Dobrcz Gmina Koronowo Gmina Nowa Wieś Wielka Gmina Osielsko Gmina Sicienko Gmina Solec Kujawski
Area
• Total	1,394.8 km2 (538.5 sq mi)
Population  (2019)
• Total	118,041
• Density	85/km2 (220/sq mi)
• Urban	26,814
• Rural	91,227
Car plates	CBY
Website	http://powiat.bydgoski.pl

Bydgoszcz County (Polish: powiat bydgoski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-central Poland. It was created on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Bydgoszcz, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The only towns in Bydgoszcz County are Solec Kujawski, which lies 17 km (11 mi) east of Bydgoszcz, and Koronowo, 23 km (14 mi) north of Bydgoszcz.

The county covers an area of 1,394.8 square kilometres (538.5 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 118,041, out of which the population of Solec Kujawski is 15,652, that of Koronowo is 11,162, and the rural population is 91,227.

Voters elect a unicameral Bydgoszcz County Council (Polish: Rada Powiatu Bydgoskiego) consisting of a 21-members. The council is elected under proportional representation in free elections for a 4-year term.. Executive body is county executive board (zarząd powiatu) consists of five members elected by the council. The Board is headed by the starosta (Starosta Bydgoski).

Members of the council are elected from five districts, serve four-year terms. Districts does not have the constituencies formal names. Instead, each constituency has a number and territorial description.

Apart from the city of Bydgoszcz, Bydgoszcz County is also bordered by Tuchola County to the north, Świecie County and Chełmno County to the north-east, Toruń County to the east, Inowrocław County to the south, Żnin County to the south-west, Nakło County to the west, and Sępólno County to the north-west.

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

• Polish official population figures 2019 Archived 2021-04-19 at the Wayback Machine