Gołdap County Explained

Gołdap County
Native Name:Powiat gołdapski
Settlement Type:County
Total Type:Total
Image Map1:goldapski.png
Map Caption1:Division into gminas
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Warmian-Masurian
Area Total Km2:771.93
Population Total:26,825
Population As Of:2019
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:13716
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:13109
Coor Pinpoint:Gołdap
Coordinates:54.3161°N 22.3094°W
Seat:Gołdap
Parts Type:Gminas
Parts:Total 3
P1:Gmina Banie Mazurskie
P2:Gmina Dubeninki
P3:Gmina Gołdap
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:NGO
Website:https://powiatgoldap.pl/

Gołdap County (Polish: powiat gołdapski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland, on the border with Russia. Its administrative seat and only town is Gołdap, which lies 133km (83miles) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

When powiats were re-introduced in the Polish local government reforms of 1999, the present Gołdap and Olecko Counties made up a single entity (called powiat olecko-gołdapski or Olecko-Gołdap County). This was divided into two in 2002.

The county covers an area of 771.93km2. As of 2019 its total population is 26,825, out of which the population of Gołdap is 13,716 and the rural population is 13,109.[1]

Neighbouring counties

Gołdap County is bordered by Suwałki County to the east, Olecko County to the south, Giżycko County to the south-west and Węgorzewo County to the west. It also borders Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast) to the north.

Administrative division

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

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Gmina Gołdapurban-rural361.720,186Gołdap
Gmina Banie Mazurskierural205.03,707Banie Mazurskie
Gmina Dubeninkirural205.22,932Dubeninki

References


Notes and References

  1. Web site: GUS. Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June. 2020-09-14. stat.gov.pl. en.