(powiat drawski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat
) in West Pomeranian Voivodeship
, north-western Poland
. It was created on January 1
as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. Its administrative seat is the town of Drawsko Pomorskie
, which lies east of the regional capital Szczecin
. The county contains three other towns: Złocieniec
, east of Drawsko Pomorskie, Czaplinek
, east of Drawsko Pomorskie, and Kalisz Pomorski
, south of Drawsko Pomorskie.
The county covers an area of . As of 2006 its total population is 58,073, out of which the population of Złocieniec is 13,377, that of Drawsko Pomorskie is 11,465, that of Czaplinek is 6,933, that of Kalisz Pomorski is 3,989, and the rural population is 22,309.
The eastern part of the county contains part of the protected area known as Drawsko Landscape Park.
Drawsko County is bordered by Świdwin County
to the north, Szczecinek County
and Złotów County
to the east, Wałcz County
to the south-east, Choszczno County
to the south, Stargard County
to the west, and Łobez County
to the north-west.
The county is subdivided into six gminas
(four urban-rural and two rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.