Gorzów County
# Gorzów County

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 43 km (27 mi) west of Gorzów Wielkopolski, and Witnica, 25 km (16 mi) west of Gorzów Wielkopolski.

The county covers an area of 1,213.32 square kilometres (468.5 sq mi). 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.

| Gmina | Type | Area $(km^2)$ | Population (2019) | Seat |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Kostrzyn nad Odrą | urban | 46.2 | 17,778 | |
| Gmina Witnica | urban-rural | 278.3 | 12,864 | Witnica |
| Gmina Deszczno | rural | 168.4 | 9,865 | Deszczno |
| Gmina Kłodawa | rural | 234.8 | 8,635 | Kłodawa |
| Gmina Santok | rural | 168.3 | 8,580 | Santok |
| Gmina Bogdaniec | rural | 112.1 | 7,117 | Bogdaniec |
| Gmina Lubiszyn | rural | 205.3 | 6,830 | Lubiszyn |
