Gorzów County
Gorzów County
Powiat gorzowski | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location within the voivodeship | |
| Coordinates (Gorzów Wielkopolski):52°44′N15°15′E/ 52.733°N 15.250°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lubusz |
| Seat | Gorzów Wielkopolski |
| Gminas | |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,213.32 km2(468.47 sq mi) |
| Population (2019-06-30[1]) | |
• Total | 71,669 |
| • Density | 59/km2(150/sq mi) |
| •Urban | 24,525 |
| • Rural | 47,144 |
| Car plates | FGW |
| Website | http://www.powiatgorzowski.pl/ |
Gorzów County(Polish:powiat gorzowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) inLubusz Voivodeship,westernPoland.It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of thePolish local government reformspassed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city ofGorzów Wielkopolski,although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The only towns in Gorzów County areKostrzyn nad Odrą,which lies 43 km (27 mi) west of Gorzów Wielkopolski, andWitnica,25 km (16 mi) west of Gorzów Wielkopolski.
The county covers an area of 1,213.32 square kilometres (468.5 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 71,669, out of which the population of Kostrzyn nad Odrą is 17,778, that of Witnica is 6,747, and the rural population is 47,144.
Neighbouring counties
[edit]Apart from the city ofGorzów Wielkopolski,Gorzów County is also bordered byStrzelce-Drezdenko Countyto the north-east,Międzyrzecz Countyto the south-east,Sulęcin Countyto the south,Słubice Countyto the south-west andMyślibórz Countyto the north-west. It also bordersBrandenburginGermany.
Administrative division
[edit]The county is subdivided into sevengminas(one urban, one urban-rural and five rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
| Gmina | Type | Area (km2) |
Population (2019) |
Seat |
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| Kostrzyn nad Odrą | urban | 46.2 | 17,778 | |
| Gmina Witnica | urban-rural | 278.3 | 12,864 | Witnica |
| Gmina Deszczno | rural | 168.4 | 9,865 | Deszczno |
| Gmina Kłodawa | rural | 234.8 | 8,635 | Kłodawa |
| Gmina Santok | rural | 168.3 | 8,580 | Santok |
| Gmina Bogdaniec | rural | 112.1 | 7,117 | Bogdaniec |
| Gmina Lubiszyn | rural | 205.3 | 6,830 | Lubiszyn |
References
[edit]- ^"Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June".stat.gov.pl.Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15.Retrieved2020-03-23.
Seat (not part of the county):Gorzów Wielkopolski | ||
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