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Wągrowiec County


FieldValue
nameWągrowiec County
native_namePowiat wągrowiecki
settlement_typeCounty
total_typeTotal
image_flagPOL powiat wągrowiecki flag.svg
image_shieldPOL powiat wągrowiecki COA.svg
image_mapPOL województwo wielkopolskie powiat wągrowiecki map.svg
map_captionLocation within the voivodeship
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1Voivodeship
subdivision_name1Greater Poland
area_total_km21040.8
population_total67606population_as_of = 2006
population_density_km2auto
population_urban31889
population_blank1_titleRural
population_blank135717
coor_pinpointWągrowiec
coordinates
seatWągrowiec
parts_typeGminas
partsTotal 7 (incl. 1 urban)
p1Wągrowiec
p2Gmina Damasławek
p3Gmina Gołańcz
p4Gmina Mieścisko
p5Gmina Skoki
p6Gmina Wągrowiec
p7Gmina Wapno
blank_nameCar plates
blank_infoPWA
websitehttp://www.wagrowiec.pl

NOTOC Wągrowiec County () 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 km north-east of the regional capital Poznań. The county also contains the towns of Skoki, lying 16 km south of Wągrowiec, and Gołańcz, 18 km north-east of Wągrowiec.

The county covers an area of 1040.8 km2. 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.

GminaTypeArea
(km²)Population
(2006)Seat
Wągrowiecurban17.924,681
Gmina Wągrowiecrural347.811,333Wągrowiec *
Gmina Skokiurban-rural198.58,749Skoki
Gmina Gołańczurban-rural192.18,391Gołańcz
Gmina Mieściskorural135.65,887Mieścisko
Gmina Damasławekrural104.75,497Damasławek
Gmina Wapnorural44.23,068Wapno
* seat not part of the gmina

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