Gostyń County Explained

Gostyń County
Native Name:Powiat gostyński
Settlement Type:County
Total Type:Total
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Greater Poland
Area Total Km2:810.34
Population Total:75683
Population As Of:2006
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:31945
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:43738
Coor Pinpoint:Gostyń
Coordinates:51.8792°N 17.0125°W
Seat:Gostyń
Parts Type:Gminas
Parts:Total 7
P1:Gmina Borek Wielkopolski
P2:Gmina Gostyń
P3:Gmina Krobia
P4:Gmina Pępowo
P5:Gmina Piaski
P6:Gmina Pogorzela
P7:Gmina Poniec
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:PGS
Website:http://www.powiat.gostyn.pl

Gostyń County (Polish: powiat gostyński) 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 Gostyń, which lies 59km (37miles) south of the regional capital Poznań. The county contains four other towns: Krobia, 110NaN0 south of Gostyń, Poniec, 200NaN0 south-west of Gostyń, Borek Wielkopolski, 170NaN0 east of Gostyń, and Pogorzela, 170NaN0 south-east of Gostyń.

The county covers an area of 810.34km2. As of 2006 its total population is 75,683, out of which the population of Gostyń is 20,588, that of Krobia is 4,022, that of Poniec is 2,875, that of Borek Wielkopolski is 2,486, that of Pogorzela is 1,974, and the rural population is 43,738.

Neighbouring counties

Gostyń County is bordered by Śrem County to the north, Jarocin County to the east, Krotoszyn County to the south-east, Rawicz County to the south, Leszno County to the west and Kościan County to the north-west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into seven gminas (five urban-rural and two rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2006)
Seat
Gmina Gostyńurban-rural136.927,860Gostyń
Gmina Krobiaurban-rural129.612,792Krobia
Gmina Piaskirural100.78,293Piaski
Gmina Poniecurban-rural132.37,866Poniec
Gmina Borek Wielkopolskiurban-rural127.67,724Borek Wielkopolski
Gmina Pępoworural86.75,991Pępowo
Gmina Pogorzelaurban-rural96.55,157Pogorzela

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