Goleniów County

Goleniów County
Powiat goleniowski
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Goleniów): 53°33′N 14°49′E / 53.550°N 14.817°E / 53.550; 14.817
CountryPoland
VoivodeshipWest Pomeranian
SeatGoleniów
Gminas
Area
  Total
1,616.99 km2 (624.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
  Total
78,738
  Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
  Urban
42,266
  Rural
36,472
Car platesZGL
Websitehttp://www.powiat-goleniowski.pl

Goleniów County (Polish: powiat goleniowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-western 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 Goleniów, which lies 22 kilometres (14 mi) north-east of the regional capital Szczecin. The county also contains the towns of Nowogard, lying 24 km (15 mi) north-east of Goleniów, and Maszewo, 19 km (12 mi) south-east of Goleniów.

The county covers an area of 1,616.99 square kilometres (624.3 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 78,738, out of which the population of Goleniów is 22,448, that of Nowogard is 16,745, that of Maszewo is 3,073, and the rural population is 36,472.