Gryfino 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 West Pomeranian Voivodeship

West Pomeranian Voivodeship

West Pomeranian Voivodeship, , is a voivodeship in northwestern Poland. It borders on Pomeranian Voivodeship to the east, Greater Poland Voivodeship to the southeast, Lubusz Voivodeship to the south, the German federal-state of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania to the west, and the Baltic Sea to the north...

, north-western 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...

, on the German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 border. 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 Gryfino

Gryfino

Gryfino is a town in Pomerania, northwestern Poland with 22,500 inhabitants . It is also the capital of Gryfino County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship , previously in Szczecin Voivodeship ....

, which lies 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of the regional capital Szczecin

Szczecin

Szczecin , is the capital city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. It is the country's seventh-largest city and the largest seaport in Poland on the Baltic Sea. As of June 2009 the population was 406,427....

. The county contains five other towns: Chojna

Chojna

Chojna is a small town in western Poland in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship. It lies approximately 60 km south of Szczecin and participates in the Douzelage....

, 32 km (20 mi) south of Gryfino, Mieszkowice

Mieszkowice

Mieszkowice is a town in Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland, about east of the Oder river and the border with Germany...

, 52 km (32 mi) south of Gryfino, Trzcińsko-Zdrój

Trzcinsko-Zdrój

Trzcińsko-Zdrój is a town in Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,591 inhabitants .-External links:*...

, 33 km (21 mi) south of Gryfino, Cedynia

Cedynia

Cedynia is a town in Poland, in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in Gryfino County. It lies close to the Oder River, near the border with Germany, and is the westernmost town in Poland...

, 45 km (28 mi) south-west of Gryfino, and Moryń

Moryn

Moryń is a town in Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, with 1,580 inhabitants .The English author Christopher Isherwood describes spending several months in the spring and summer of 1932 in Mohrin in chapter five of his biography Christopher & His Kind...

, 44 km (27 mi) south of Gryfino.

The county covers an area of 1869.54 square kilometres (721.8 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 82,813, out of which the population of Gryfino is 21,478, that of Chojna is 7,187, that of Mieszkowice is 3,553, that of Trzcińsko-Zdrój is 2,496, that of Cedynia is 1,653, that of Moryń is 1,570, and the rural population is 44,876.

Neighbouring counties

Gryfino County is bordered by Police County

Police County

Police County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-western Poland, on the Polish-German border. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and...

 and the city of Szczecin

Szczecin

Szczecin , is the capital city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. It is the country's seventh-largest city and the largest seaport in Poland on the Baltic Sea. As of June 2009 the population was 406,427....

 to the north, Stargard County

Stargard County

Stargard County is a unit of territorial administration and local government 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 Stargard...

 and Pyrzyce County

Pyrzyce County

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

 to the east, and Myślibórz County

Myslibórz County

Myślibórz County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship . It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998...

 to the south-east. It also borders Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 to the west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Gryfino Gmina Gryfino Gmina Gryfino is an urban-rural gmina in Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, on the German border...	urban-rural	253.6	31,284	Gryfino Gryfino Gryfino is a town in Pomerania, northwestern Poland with 22,500 inhabitants . It is also the capital of Gryfino County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship , previously in Szczecin Voivodeship ....
Gmina Chojna Gmina Chojna Gmina Chojna is an urban-rural gmina in Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, on the German border...	urban-rural	332.9	13,960	Chojna Chojna Chojna is a small town in western Poland in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship. It lies approximately 60 km south of Szczecin and participates in the Douzelage....
Gmina Mieszkowice Gmina Mieszkowice Gmina Mieszkowice is an urban-rural gmina in Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, on the German border...	urban-rural	238.7	7,457	Mieszkowice Mieszkowice Mieszkowice is a town in Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland, about east of the Oder river and the border with Germany...
Gmina Banie Gmina Banie Gmina Banie is a rural gmina in Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Banie, which lies approximately south-east of Gryfino and south of the regional capital Szczecin....	rural	205.8	6,350	Banie Banie Banie is a village in Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Banie. It lies approximately south-east of Gryfino and south of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany...
Gmina Trzcińsko-Zdrój Gmina Trzcinsko-Zdrój Gmina Trzcińsko-Zdrój is an urban-rural gmina in Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland...	urban-rural	170.5	5,690	Trzcińsko-Zdrój Trzcinsko-Zdrój Trzcińsko-Zdrój is a town in Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,591 inhabitants .-External links:*...
Gmina Widuchowa Gmina Widuchowa Gmina Widuchowa is a rural gmina in Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, on the German border...	rural	209.6	5,562	Widuchowa Widuchowa, West Pomeranian Voivodeship Widuchowa is a village in Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Widuchowa. It lies approximately south-west of Gryfino and south of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part...
Gmina Cedynia Gmina Cedynia Gmina Cedynia is an urban-rural gmina in Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, on the German border...	urban-rural	180.4	4,343	Cedynia Cedynia Cedynia is a town in Poland, in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in Gryfino County. It lies close to the Oder River, near the border with Germany, and is the westernmost town in Poland...
Gmina Moryń Gmina Moryn Gmina Moryń is an urban-rural gmina in Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Moryń, which lies approximately south of Gryfino and south of the regional capital Szczecin....	urban-rural	124.9	4,296	Moryń Moryn Moryń is a town in Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, with 1,580 inhabitants .The English author Christopher Isherwood describes spending several months in the spring and summer of 1932 in Mohrin in chapter five of his biography Christopher & His Kind...
Gmina Stare Czarnowo Gmina Stare Czarnowo Gmina Stare Czarnowo is a rural gmina in Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Stare Czarnowo, which lies approximately east of Gryfino and south-east of the regional capital Szczecin.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its...	rural	153.2	3,871	Stare Czarnowo Stare Czarnowo Stare Czarnowo is a village in Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Stare Czarnowo. It lies approximately east of Gryfino and south-east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany...