__NOTOC__ Piła County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-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 Piła, which lies north of the regional capital Poznań. The county contains four other towns: Wyrzysk, east of Piła, Ujście, south of Piła, Łobżenica, east of Piła, and Wysoka, east of Piła.
The county covers an area of . As of 2006 its total population is 137,099, out of which Piła is home to 75,044 people, Wyrzysk to 5,234, Ujście to 3,899, Łobżenica to 3,172, Wysoka to 2,750, and the rural population is 47,000.
Neighbouring counties Piła County is bordered by Złotów County to the north, Sępólno County and Nakło County to the east, Wągrowiec County to the south-east, Chodzież County and Czarnków-Trzcianka County to the south, and Wałcz County to the north-west.
Administrative division The county is subdivided into nine gminas (one urban, five urban-rural and three rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
GminaTypeAreaPopulationSeatPiłaurban102.775,044 Gmina Wyrzyskurban-rural160.814,132WyrzyskGmina Łobżenicaurban-rural190.79,853ŁobżenicaGmina Ujścieurban-rural126.08,009UjścieGmina Szydłoworural267.57,594SzydłowoGmina Kaczoryrural150.07,526KaczoryGmina Wysokaurban-rural123.06,890WysokaGmina Białośliwierural75.74,847BiałośliwieGmina Miasteczko Krajeńskieurban-rural70.73,204Miasteczko Krajeńskie
References Polish official population figures 2006