Wągrowiec County

County in Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland

Wągrowiec County

Powiat wągrowiecki

County

Flag

Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship

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

Total 7 (incl. 1 urban)

* Wągrowiec
* Gmina Damasławek
* Gmina Gołańcz
* Gmina Mieścisko
* Gmina Skoki
* Gmina Wągrowiec
* Gmina Wapno

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

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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

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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

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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

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* Polish official population figures 2006

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Gminas of Wągrowiec County

Seat|

* Wągrowiec (urban gmina)

Urban-rural gminas|

* Gmina Gołańcz
* Gmina Skoki

Rural gminas|

* Gmina Damasławek
* Gmina Mieścisko
* Gmina Wągrowiec
* Gmina Wapno

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Counties of Greater Poland Voivodeship

City counties|

* Poznań (capital)
* Kalisz
* Konin
* Leszno

Land counties|

* Chodzież
* Czarnków-Trzcianka
* Gniezno
* Gostyń
* Grodzisk Wielkopolski
* Jarocin
* Kalisz
* Kępno
* Koło
* Konin
* Kościan
* Krotoszyn
* Leszno
* Międzychód
* Nowy Tomyśl
* Oborniki
* Ostrów Wielkopolski
* Ostrzeszów
* Piła
* Pleszew
* Poznań
* Rawicz
* Słupca
* Śrem
* Środa Wielkopolska
* Szamotuły
* Turek
* Wągrowiec
* Wolsztyn
* Września
* Złotów

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