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Gołdap County

Coordinates: 54°18′58″N 22°18′34″E / 54.31611°N 22.30944°E / 54.31611; 22.30944
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Gołdap County
Powiat gołdapski
Flag of Gołdap County
Coat of arms of Gołdap County
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Gołdap): 54°18′58″N 22°18′34″E / 54.31611°N 22.30944°E / 54.31611; 22.30944
Country Poland
VoivodeshipWarmian-Masurian
SeatGołdap
Gminas
Area
 • Total771.93 km2 (298.04 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total26,825
 • Density35/km2 (90/sq mi)
 • Urban
13,716
 • Rural
13,109
Car platesNGO
Websitehttps://powiatgoldap.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 2019 its total population is 26,825, out of which the population of Gołdap is 13,716 and the rural population is 13,109.[1]

Neighbouring counties

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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

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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
(2019)
Seat
Gmina Gołdap urban-rural 361.7 20,186 Gołdap
Gmina Banie Mazurskie rural 205.0 3,707 Banie Mazurskie
Gmina Dubeninki rural 205.2 2,932 Dubeninki

References

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