Wągrowiec County
Wągrowiec County
Powiat wągrowiecki | |
|---|---|
Location within the voivodeship | |
| Coordinates (Wągrowiec): 52°48′N 17°12′E / 52.800°N 17.200°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Greater Poland |
| Seat | Wągrowiec |
| Gminas | Total 7 (incl. 1 urban) |
| 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.