Gołdap County

Gołdap County
Powiat gołdapski

County

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Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship

Division into gminas

Coordinates (Gołdap): 54°18′58″N 22°18′34″E / 54.31611°N 22.30944°ECoordinates: 54°18′58″N 22°18′34″E / 54.31611°N 22.30944°E

Country

Poland

Seat

Total 3

Area

• Total

771.93 km² (298.04 sq mi)

Population (2006)

• Total

26,989

• Density

35/km² (91/sq mi)

• Urban

13,641

• Rural

13,348

Car plates

NGO

Website

http://www.powiatgoldap.home.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 133 kilometres (83 mi) 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 771.93 square kilometres (298.0 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 26,989, out of which the population of Gołdap is 13,641 and the rural population is 13,348.

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.

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Gołdap	urban-rural	361.7	19,918	Gołdap
Gmina Banie Mazurskie	rural	205.0	3,920	Banie Mazurskie
Gmina Dubeninki	rural	205.2	3,151	Dubeninki

References

Polish official population figures 2006

Gołdap County

Seat	Gołdap

Urban-rural gmina	Gmina Gołdap

Rural gminas	Gmina Banie Mazurskie Gmina Dubeninki

Counties of Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

City counties	Olsztyn (capital) Elbląg

Land counties	Bartoszyce Braniewo Działdowo Elbląg Ełk Giżycko Gołdap Iława Kętrzyn Lidzbark Mrągowo Nidzica Nowe Miasto Olecko Olsztyn Ostróda Pisz Szczytno Węgorzewo

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