Gołdap County

Gołdap County (Polish: powiat gołdapski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland, on the border with Russia. Its administrative seat and only town is Gołdap, which lies 133 kilometres (83 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

Gołdap County Powiat gołdapski
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Gołdap): 54°18′58″N 22°18′34″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Warmian-Masurian
Seat	Gołdap
Gminas	Total 3 Gmina Banie Mazurskie Gmina Dubeninki Gmina Gołdap
Area
• Total	771.93 km2 (298.04 sq mi)
Population  (2019)
• Total	26,825
• Density	35/km2 (90/sq mi)
• Urban	13,716
• Rural	13,109
Car plates	NGO
Website	https://powiatgoldap.pl/

When powiats were re-introduced in the Polish local government reforms of 1999, the present Gołdap and Olecko Counties made up a single entity (called powiat olecko-gołdapski or Olecko-Gołdap County). This was divided into two in 2002.

The county covers an area of 771.93 square kilometres (298.0 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 26,825, out of which the population of Gołdap is 13,716 and the rural population is 13,109.^[1]

Neighbouring counties

Gołdap County is bordered by Suwałki County to the east, Olecko County to the south, Giżycko County to the south-west and Węgorzewo County to the west. It also borders Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast) to the north.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into three gminas (one urban-rural and two rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km2)	Population (2019)	Seat
Gmina Gołdap	urban-rural	361.7	20,186	Gołdap
Gmina Banie Mazurskie	rural	205.0	3,707	Banie Mazurskie
Gmina Dubeninki	rural	205.2	2,932	Dubeninki

References

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.