Aleksandrów County Explained

Aleksandrów County
Native Name:Powiat aleksandrowski
Settlement Type:County
Total Type:Total
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Kuyavian-Pomeranian
Area Total Km2:475.61
Population Total:55150
Population As Of:2019
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:24590
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:30560
Coor Pinpoint:Aleksandrów Kujawski
Coordinates:52.8667°N 60°W
Seat:Aleksandrów Kujawski
Parts Type:Gminas
Parts:Total 9 (incl. 3 urban)
P1:Aleksandrów Kujawski
P2:Ciechocinek
P3:Nieszawa
P4:Gmina Aleksandrów Kujawski
P5:Gmina Bądkowo
P6:Gmina Koneck
P7:Gmina Raciążek
P8:Gmina Waganiec
P9:Gmina Zakrzewo
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:CAL
Website:http://www.aleksandrow.pl/

Aleksandrów County (Polish: powiat aleksandrowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-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 Aleksandrów Kujawski, which lies 200NaN0 south of Toruń and 550NaN0 south-east of Bydgoszcz. The county also contains the towns of Ciechocinek, lying 60NaN0 east of Aleksandrów Kujawski, and Nieszawa, 140NaN0 east of Aleksandrów Kujawski.

The county covers an area of 475.61km2. As of 2010 its total population is 55,352, out of which the population of Aleksandrów Kujawski is 12,359, that of Ciechocinek is 10,855, that of Nieszawa is 2,012, and the rural population is 29,969.

Neighbouring counties

Aleksandrów County is bordered by Toruń County to the north, Lipno County to the east, Włocławek County to the south-east, Radziejów County to the south and Inowrocław County to the west.

Administrative division

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

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Aleksandrów Kujawskiurban7.212,147 
Gmina Aleksandrów Kujawskirural131.611,891Aleksandrów Kujawski *
Ciechocinekurban15.310,590 
Gmina Bądkoworural79.74,275Bądkowo
Gmina Waganiecrural54.64,573Waganiec
Gmina Zakrzeworural76.13,509Zakrzewo
Gmina Koneckrural68.13,145Koneck
Gmina Raciążekrural32.93,167Raciążek
Nieszawaurban9.81,853 
  • seat not part of the gmina

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