Gorzów County

Infobox Settlement
name = Gorzów County
native_name = Powiat gorzowski
settlement_type =

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image_shield = POL powiat gorzowski COA.svg

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map_caption = Location within the voivodeship
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = Lubusz
area_total_km2 = 1213.32
population_total = 65546
population_as_of = 2006
population_density_km2 = auto
population_urban = 24574
population_blank1_title = Rural
population_blank1 = 40972
coor_type = Gorzów Wielkopolski
latd = 52
latm = 44
lats =
latNS = N
longd = 15
longm = 15
longs =
longEW = E
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/ __NOTOC__Gorzów County ( _pl. 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 convert|43|km|mi|0|abbr=on west of Gorzów Wielkopolski, and Witnica, convert|25|km|mi|0|abbr=on west of Gorzów Wielkopolski.

The county covers an area of convert|1213.32|km2|sqmi|1. 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.

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.

References

* [http://www.stat.gov.pl/gus/45_655_PLK_HTML.htm Polish official population figures 2006]