Goleniów County Explained

Goleniów County
Native Name:Powiat goleniowski
Settlement Type:County
Total Type:Total
Image Map1:Goleniow p-gm.svg
Map Caption1:Division into gminas
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Poland
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:West Pomeranian
Area Total Km2:1616.99
Population Total:78738
Population As Of:2006
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:42266
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:36472
Coor Pinpoint:Goleniów
Coordinates:53.55°N 63°W
Seat:Goleniów
Parts Type:Gminas
Parts:Total 6
P1:Gmina Goleniów
P2:Gmina Maszewo
P3:Gmina Nowogard
P4:Gmina Osina
P5:Gmina Przybiernów
P6:Gmina Stepnica
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:ZGL
Website:http://www.powiat-goleniowski.pl

Goleniów County (Polish: powiat goleniowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-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 and largest town is Goleniów, which lies 22km (14miles) north-east of the regional capital Szczecin. The county also contains the towns of Nowogard, lying 240NaN0 north-east of Goleniów, and Maszewo, 190NaN0 south-east of Goleniów.

The county covers an area of 1616.99km2. As of 2006 its total population is 78,738, out of which the population of Goleniów is 22,448, that of Nowogard is 16,745, that of Maszewo is 3,073, and the rural population is 36,472.

Neighbouring counties

Goleniów County is bordered by Kamień County and Gryfice County to the north, Łobez County to the east, Stargard County to the south, the city of Szczecin to the south-west, Police County to the west, and the city of Świnoujście (across the Szczecin Lagoon) to the north-west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into six gminas (three urban-rural and three rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2006)
Seat
Gmina Goleniówurban-rural443.133,137Goleniów
Gmina Nowogardurban-rural338.724,510Nowogard
Gmina Maszewourban-rural210.58,312Maszewo
Gmina Przybiernówrural228.75,194Przybiernów
Gmina Stepnicarural294.24,693Stepnica
Gmina Osinarural101.92,892Osina

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