Wągrowiec County




County in Greater Poland, Poland






















































Wągrowiec County


Powiat wągrowiecki

County




Flag of Wągrowiec County
Flag
Coat of arms of Wągrowiec County
Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship

Coordinates (Wągrowiec): 52°48′N 17°12′E / 52.800°N 17.200°E / 52.800; 17.200Coordinates: 52°48′N 17°12′E / 52.800°N 17.200°E / 52.800; 17.200
Country
 Poland
Voivodeship Greater Poland
Seat Wągrowiec
Gminas
Area

 • Total 1,040.8 km2 (401.9 sq mi)
Population
(2006)

 • Total 67,606
 • Density 65/km2 (170/sq mi)
 • Urban

 31,889
 • Rural

 35,717
Car plates PWA
Website http://www.wagrowiec.pl

Wągrowiec County (Polish: powiat wągrowiecki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-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 largest town is Wągrowiec, which lies 49 kilometres (30 mi) north-east of the regional capital Poznań. The county also contains the towns of Skoki, lying 16 km (10 mi) south of Wągrowiec, and Gołańcz, 18 km (11 mi) north-east of Wągrowiec.


The county covers an area of 1,040.8 square kilometres (401.9 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 67,606, out of which the population of Wągrowiec is 24,681, that of Skoki is 3,866, that of Gołańcz is 3,342, and the rural population is 35,717.



Neighbouring counties


Wągrowiec County is bordered by Nakło County to the north-east, Żnin County to the east, Gniezno County to the south-east, Poznań County to the south, Oborniki County to the west, and Chodzież County and Piła County to the north-west.



Administrative division


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




























































Gmina
 Type
 Area
(km²)
 Population
(2006)
 Seat

Wągrowiec
 urban
 17.9
 24,681
  

Gmina Wągrowiec
 rural
 347.8
 11,333
Wągrowiec *

Gmina Skoki
 urban-rural
 198.5
 8,749
Skoki

Gmina Gołańcz
 urban-rural
 192.1
 8,391
Gołańcz

Gmina Mieścisko
 rural
 135.6
 5,887
Mieścisko

Gmina Damasławek
 rural
 104.7
 5,497
Damasławek

Gmina Wapno
 rural
 44.2
 3,068
Wapno
* seat not part of the gmina


References


  • Polish official population figures 2006











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