Gorzów County

Gorzów County (Polish: powiat gorzowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 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.

Gorzów County

Powiat gorzowski
County
Flag
Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Gorzów Wielkopolski): 52°44′N 15°15′E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLubusz
SeatGorzów Wielkopolski
Gminas
Area
 • Total1,213.32 km2 (468.47 sq mi)
Population
 (2019-06-30[1])
 • Total71,669
 • Density59/km2 (150/sq mi)
 • Urban
24,525
 • Rural
47,144
Car platesFGW
Websitehttp://www.powiatgorzowski.pl/

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

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.

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
(2019)		 Seat
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
  1. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial divison in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
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