Gorzów County Explained

Gorzów County
Native Name:Powiat gorzowski
Settlement Type:County
Total Type:Total
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lubusz
Area Total Km2:1213.32
Population As Of:2019-06-30[1]
Population Total:71669
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:24525
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:47144
Coor Pinpoint:Gorzów Wielkopolski
Coordinates:52.7333°N 30°W
Seat:Gorzów Wielkopolski
Parts Type:Gminas
Parts:Total 7 (incl. 1 urban)
P1:Kostrzyn nad Odrą
P2:Gmina Bogdaniec
P3:Gmina Deszczno
P4:Gmina Kłodawa
P5:Gmina Lubiszyn
P6:Gmina Santok
P7:Gmina Witnica
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info: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 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 430NaN0 west of Gorzów Wielkopolski, and Witnica, 250NaN0 west of Gorzów Wielkopolski.

The county covers an area of 1213.32km2. 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.

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Kostrzyn nad Odrąurban46.217,778 
Gmina Witnicaurban-rural278.312,864Witnica
Gmina Deszcznorural168.49,865Deszczno
Gmina Kłodawarural234.88,635Kłodawa
Gmina Santokrural168.38,580Santok
Gmina Bogdaniecrural112.17,117Bogdaniec
Gmina Lubiszynrural205.36,830Lubiszyn

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 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. 2020-03-23.