Goleniów County

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Goleniów County

Powiat goleniowski
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Coat of arms
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Location within the voivodeship
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Division into gminas
Coordinates(Goleniów): 53°33′N14°49′E / 53.550°N 14.817°E / 53.550; 14.817 Coordinates: 53°33′N14°49′E / 53.550°N 14.817°E / 53.550; 14.817
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship West Pomeranian
Seat Goleniów
Gminas
Area
  Total1,616.99 km2 (624.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
  Total78,738
  Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
   Urban
42,266
  Rural
36,472
Car plates 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 22 kilometres (14 mi) north-east of the regional capital Szczecin. The county also contains the towns of Nowogard, lying 24 km (15 mi) north-east of Goleniów, and Maszewo, 19 km (12 mi) south-east of Goleniów.

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The county covers an area of 1,616.99 square kilometres (624.3 sq mi). 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 Goleniów urban-rural443.133,137 Goleniów
Gmina Nowogard urban-rural338.724,510 Nowogard
Gmina Maszewo urban-rural210.58,312 Maszewo
Gmina Przybiernów rural228.75,194 Przybiernów
Gmina Stepnica rural294.24,693 Stepnica
Gmina Osina rural101.92,892 Osina

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Gmina Maszewo is an urban-rural gmina in Goleniów County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Maszewo, which lies approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) south-east of Goleniów and 33 km (21 mi) east of the regional capital Szczecin.

Gmina Nowogard is an urban-rural gmina in Goleniów County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Nowogard, which lies approximately 24 kilometres (15 mi) north-east of Goleniów and 45 km (28 mi) north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.

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