Gorzów County


Gorzów County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland. It came into being on 1 January 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. The only towns in Gorzów County are Kostrzyn nad Odrą, which lies west of Gorzów Wielkopolski, and Witnica, west of Gorzów Wielkopolski.
The county covers an area of. 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. These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
GminaTypeArea
Population
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