Gostynin County

Gostynin County (Polish: powiat gostyniński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central 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 only town is Gostynin, which lies 107 kilometres (66 mi) west of Warsaw.

Gostynin County Powiat gostyniński
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Gostynin): 52°25′N 19°28′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Masovian
Seat	Gostynin
Gminas	Total 5 (incl. 1 urban) Gostynin Gmina Gostynin Gmina Pacyna Gmina Sanniki Gmina Szczawin Kościelny
Area
• Total	615.56 km^2 (237.67 sq mi)
Population  (2019)
• Total	43,099
• Density	70/km^2 (180/sq mi)
• Urban	18,588
• Rural	24,511
Car plates	WGS
Website	http://gostynin.powiat.pl/

The county covers an area of 615.56 square kilometres (237.7 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 43,099, out of which the population of Gostynin is 18,588, and the rural population is 24,511.[1]

Neighbouring counties

Gostynin County is bordered by Płock County to the north-east, Sochaczew County to the east, Łowicz County to the south-east, Kutno County to the south and Włocławek County to the north-west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into five gminas (one urban and four rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2019)	Seat
Gostynin	urban	32.3	18,588
Gmina Gostynin	rural	270.7	12,066	Gostynin *
Gmina Szczawin Kościelny	rural	127.1	4,866	Szczawin Kościelny
Gmina Sanniki	rural	94.6	4,056	Sanniki
Gmina Pacyna	rural	90.9	3,523	Pacyna
* seat not part of the gmina

References

1. GUS. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial divison in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Retrieved 2020-09-14.