Kępno County Explained

Kępno
Native Name:Powiat kępiński
Settlement Type:County
Total Type:Total
Subdivision Type:County
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Greater Poland
Area Total Km2:608.39
Population Total:55335
Population As Of:2006
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:14710
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:40625
Coor Pinpoint:Kępno
Coordinates:51.2833°N 76°W
Seat:Kępno
Parts Type:Gminas
Parts:Total 7
P1:Gmina Baranów
P2:Gmina Bralin
P3:Gmina Kępno
P4:Gmina Łęka Opatowska
P5:Gmina Perzów
P6:Gmina Rychtal
P7:Gmina Trzcinica
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:PKE
Website:http://www.kepno.com.pl

Kępno County (Polish: powiat kępiński) 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 Kępno, which lies 144km (89miles) south-east of the regional capital Poznań.

The county covers an area of 608.39km2. As of 2006 its total population is 55,335, out of which the population of Kępno is 14,710 and the rural population is 40,625.

Neighbouring counties

Kępno County is bordered by Ostrzeszów County to the north, Wieruszów County to the east, Kluczbork County to the south, Namysłów County to the south-west and Oleśnica County to the west.

Administrative division

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

GminaTypeArea
(km²)
Population
(2006)
Seat
Gmina Kępnourban-rural124.024,308Kępno
Gmina Baranówrural74.37,495Baranów
Gmina Bralinrural85.25,644Bralin
Gmina Łęka Opatowskarural77.55,219Łęka Opatowska
Gmina Trzcinicarural75.14,703Trzcinica
Gmina Rychtalrural96.84,041Rychtal
Gmina Perzówrural75.53,925Perzów

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