Wągrowiec County

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Wągrowiec County

| native_name = Powiat wągrowiecki

| settlement_type = County

| total_type = Total

| image_flag = POL powiat wągrowiecki flag.svg

| image_shield = POL powiat wągrowiecki COA.svg

| image_map = POL województwo wielkopolskie powiat wągrowiecki map.svg

| map_caption = Location within the voivodeship

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{POL}}

| subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship

| subdivision_name1 = Greater Poland

| area_total_km2 = 1040.8

| population_total = 67606| population_as_of = 2006

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_urban = 31889

| population_blank1_title = Rural

| population_blank1 = 35717

| coor_pinpoint = Wągrowiec

| coordinates = {{coord|52|48|N|17|12|E|region:PL|display=inline,title}}

| seat = Wągrowiec

| parts_type = Gminas

| parts = Total 7 (incl. 1 urban)

| p1 = Wągrowiec

| p2 = Gmina Damasławek

| p3 = Gmina Gołańcz

| p4 = Gmina Mieścisko

| p5 = Gmina Skoki

| p6 = Gmina Wągrowiec

| p7 = Gmina Wapno

| blank_name = Car plates

| blank_info = PWA

| website = http://www.wagrowiec.pl }}

__NOTOC__

Wągrowiec County ({{langx|pl|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 {{convert|49|km|mi|0}} north-east of the regional capital Poznań. The county also contains the towns of Skoki, lying {{convert|16|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} south of Wągrowiec, and Gołańcz, {{convert|18|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} north-east of Wągrowiec.

The county covers an area of {{convert|1040.8|km2|sqmi|1}}. 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.

class="wikitable"
Gmina

!Type

!Area
{{small|(km²)}}

!Population
{{small|(2006)}}

!Seat

Wągrowiec

|urban

| style="text-align:right;"|17.9

| style="text-align:right;"|24,681

Gmina Wągrowiec

|rural

| style="text-align:right;"|347.8

| style="text-align:right;"|11,333

|Wągrowiec *

Gmina Skoki

|urban-rural

| style="text-align:right;"|198.5

| style="text-align:right;"|8,749

|Skoki

Gmina Gołańcz

|urban-rural

| style="text-align:right;"|192.1

| style="text-align:right;"|8,391

|Gołańcz

Gmina Mieścisko

|rural

| style="text-align:right;"|135.6

| style="text-align:right;"|5,887

|Mieścisko

Gmina Damasławek

|rural

| style="text-align:right;"|104.7

| style="text-align:right;"|5,497

|Damasławek

Gmina Wapno

|rural

| style="text-align:right;"|44.2

| style="text-align:right;"|3,068

|Wapno

colspan=5 style="text-align:right;font-size:90%"|* seat not part of the gmina

References

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080505094648/http://www.stat.gov.pl/gus/45_655_PLK_HTML.htm Polish official population figures 2006]


{{Wągrowiec County}}

{{Greater Poland Voivodeship}}

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Category:Land counties of Greater Poland Voivodeship