Gostynin County

Gostynin County
Powiat gostyniński
Flag of Gostynin County
Coat of arms of Gostynin County
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Gostynin): 52°25′N 19°28′E / 52.417°N 19.467°E / 52.417; 19.467
Country Poland
VoivodeshipMasovian
SeatGostynin
Gminas
Area
 • Total
615.56 km2 (237.67 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total
43,099
 • Density70/km2 (180/sq mi)
 • Urban
18,588
 • Rural
24,511
Car platesWGS
Websitehttp://gostynin.powiat.pl/

Gostynin County (Polish: powiat gostyniński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-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 only town is Gostynin, which lies 107 kilometres (66 mi) west of Warsaw.

The county covers an area of 615.56 square kilometres (237.7 sq mi). As of 2019, its total population was 43,099, out of which the population of Gostynin was 18,588, and the rural population was 24,511.[1]

  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.