Środa County | |
Native Name: | Powiat średzki |
Settlement Type: | County |
Total Type: | Total |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Greater Poland |
Area Total Km2: | 623.18 |
Population Total: | 54568 |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Urban: | 21635 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Rural |
Population Blank1: | 32933 |
Coor Pinpoint: | Środa Wielkopolska |
Coordinates: | 52.2333°N 34°W |
Seat: | Środa Wielkopolska |
Parts Type: | Gminas |
Parts: | Total 5 |
P1: | Gmina Dominowo |
P2: | Gmina Krzykosy |
P3: | Gmina Nowe Miasto nad Wartą |
P4: | Gmina Środa Wielkopolska |
P5: | Gmina Zaniemyśl |
Blank Name: | Car plates |
Blank Info: | PSR |
Website: | http://www.srodawlkp-powiat.pl/ |
Środa County (pl|powiat średzki pronounced as /pl/) 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 only town is Środa Wielkopolska, which lies 32km (20miles) south-east of the regional capital Poznań.
The county covers an area of 623.18km2. As of 2006 its total population is 54,568, out of which the population of Środa Wielkopolska is 21,635 and the rural population is 32,933.
Środa County is bordered by Września County to the east, Jarocin County to the south, Śrem County to the south-west and Poznań County to the north-west.
The county is subdivided into five gminas (one urban-rural and four rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
Gmina | Type | Area | Population | Seat |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gmina Środa Wielkopolska | urban-rural | 207.1 | 30,023 | Środa Wielkopolska |
Gmina Nowe Miasto nad Wartą | rural | 119.5 | 9,025 | Nowe Miasto nad Wartą |
Gmina Krzykosy | rural | 110.5 | 6,500 | Krzykosy |
Gmina Zaniemyśl | rural | 106.8 | 6,191 | Zaniemyśl |
Gmina Dominowo | rural | 79.3 | 2,829 | Dominowo |