Nakło County
# Nakło County

Nakło County (Polish: powiat nakielski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) 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 Nakło nad Notecią, which lies 28 km (17 mi) west of Bydgoszcz and 70 km (43 mi) west of Toruń. The county contains three other towns: Szubin, lying 18 km (11 mi) south-east of Nakło nad Notecią, Kcynia, lying 18 km (11 mi) south-west of Nakło nad Notecią, and Mrocza, 12 km (7 mi) north of Nakło nad Notecią.

The county covers an area of 1,120.48 square kilometres (432.6 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 84,786, out of which the population of Nakło nad Notecią is 18,281, that of Szubin is 9,556, that of Kcynia is 4,657, that of Mrocza is 4,350, and the rural population is 49,605.

## Neighbouring counties

Nakło County is bordered by Sępólno County to the north, Bydgoszcz County to the east, Żnin County to the south, Wągrowiec County to the southwest and Piła County to the west.

## Administrative division

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

| Gmina | Type | Area (km²) | Population (2019) | Seat |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Gmina Nakło nad Notecią | urban-rural | 187.0 | 31,789 | Nakło nad Notecią |
| Gmina Szubin | urban-rural | 332.1 | 24,756 | Szubin |
| Gmina Kcynia | urban-rural | 297.0 | 13,409 | Kcynia |
| Gmina Mrocza | urban-rural | 150.7 | 9,222 | Mrocza |
| Gmina Sadki | rural | 153.7 | 7,273 | Sadki |
