Gorzów County

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Gorzów County
Powiat gorzowski

— County —

Flag

Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship

Coordinates (Gorzów Wielkopolski): 52°44′N 15°15′E / 52.733, 15.25

Country

Poland

Seat

Total 7 (incl. 1 urban)

Area

- Total

1,213.32 km² (468.5 sq mi)

Population (2006)

- Total

65,546

- Density

54/km² (139.9/sq mi)

- Urban

24,574

- Rural

40,972

Car plates

FGW

Website: http://www.powiatgorzowski.pl/

Gorzów County (Polish: powiat gorzowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Gorzów Wielkopolski, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The only towns in Gorzów County are Kostrzyn nad Odrą, which lies 43 km (27 mi) west of Gorzów Wielkopolski, and Witnica, 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 2006 its total population is 65,546, out of which the population of Kostrzyn nad Odrą is 17,725, that of Witnica is 6,849, and the rural population is 40,972.

[edit] Neighbouring counties

Apart from the city of Gorzów Wielkopolski, Gorzów County is also bordered by Strzelce-Drezdenko County to the north-east, Międzyrzecz County to the south-east, Sulęcin County to the south, Słubice County to the south-west and Myślibórz County to the north-west. It also borders Brandenburg in Germany.

[edit] Administrative division

The county is subdivided into seven gminas (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 (2006)	Seat
Kostrzyn nad Odrą	urban	46.2	17,725
Gmina Witnica	urban-rural	278.3	13,021	Witnica
Gmina Santok	rural	168.3	7,570	Santok
Gmina Deszczno	rural	168.4	7,493	Deszczno
Gmina Lubiszyn	rural	205.3	6,743	Lubiszyn
Gmina Bogdaniec	rural	112.1	6,667	Bogdaniec
Gmina Kłodawa	rural	234.8	6,327	Kłodawa

[edit] References

Polish official population figures 2006

v • d • e Gorzów County

Urban gmina: Kostrzyn nad Odrą Urban-rural gmina: Gmina Witnica Rural gminas: Gmina Bogdaniec • Gmina Deszczno • Gmina Kłodawa • Gmina Lubiszyn • Gmina Santok Seat (not part of the county): Gorzów Wielkopolski

v • d • e Counties of Lubusz Voivodeship

City counties: Gorzów Wielkopolski (governor's seat) • Zielona Góra (assembly seat) Land counties: Gorzów • Krosno Odrzańskie • Międzyrzecz • Nowa Sól • Słubice • Strzelce-Drezdenko • Sulęcin • Świebodzin • Wschowa • Żagań • Żary • Zielona Góra