Gostynin County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat

Powiat

A powiat is the second-level unit of local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a county, district or prefecture in other countries. The term powiat is most often translated into English as "county", although other terms are also sometimes used...

) in Masovian Voivodeship

Masovian Voivodeship

-Administrative division:Masovian Voivodeship is divided into 42 counties : 5 city counties and 37 "land counties"...

, east-central Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

. 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

Gostynin

Gostynin is a town in Central Poland with 19,414 inhabitants . It is situated in the Masovian Voivodship since 1999 and was previously in the Płock Voivodship from 1975 to 1998. It is the capital of Gostynin County.-External links:*...

, which lies 107 kilometres (66 mi) west of Warsaw

Warsaw

Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...

.

The county covers an area of 615.56 square kilometres (237.7 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 47,034, out of which the population of Gostynin is 19,119 and the rural population is 27,915.

Neighbouring counties

Gostynin County is bordered by Płock County to the north-east, Sochaczew County

Sochaczew County

Sochaczew County is a unit of territorial administration and local government 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 Sochaczew, which lies ...

 to the east, Łowicz County to the south-east, Kutno County

Kutno County

Kutno County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Łódź Voivodeship, 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 Kutno, which lies north of the...

 to the south and Włocławek County to the north-west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into five gmina

Gmina

The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...

s (one urban and four rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gostynin Gostynin Gostynin is a town in Central Poland with 19,414 inhabitants . It is situated in the Masovian Voivodship since 1999 and was previously in the Płock Voivodship from 1975 to 1998. It is the capital of Gostynin County.-External links:*...	urban	32.3	19,119
Gmina Gostynin Gmina Gostynin Gmina Gostynin is a rural gmina in Gostynin County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Gostynin, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina....	rural	270.7	12,245	Gostynin Gostynin Gostynin is a town in Central Poland with 19,414 inhabitants . It is situated in the Masovian Voivodship since 1999 and was previously in the Płock Voivodship from 1975 to 1998. It is the capital of Gostynin County.-External links:*...  *
Gmina Sanniki Gmina Sanniki Gmina Sanniki is a rural gmina in Gostynin County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Sanniki, which lies approximately east of Gostynin and west of Warsaw....	rural	94.6	6,542	Sanniki Sanniki, Masovian Voivodeship Sanniki is a village in Gostynin County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Sanniki. It lies approximately east of Gostynin and west of Warsaw....
Gmina Szczawin Kościelny Gmina Szczawin Koscielny Gmina Szczawin Kościelny is a rural gmina in Gostynin County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland...	rural	127.1	5,181	Szczawin Kościelny Szczawin Koscielny, Masovian Voivodeship Szczawin Kościelny is a village in Gostynin County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Szczawin Kościelny. It lies approximately south-east of Gostynin and west of Warsaw....
Gmina Pacyna Gmina Pacyna Gmina Pacyna is a rural gmina in Gostynin County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Pacyna, which lies approximately south-east of Gostynin and west of Warsaw....	rural	90.9	3,947	Pacyna Pacyna Pacyna is a village in Gostynin County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Pacyna. It lies approximately south-east of Gostynin and west of Warsaw.The village has a population of 220.-References:...
* seat not part of the gmina