Konin County | |
Native Name: | Powiat koniński |
Settlement Type: | County |
Total Type: | Total |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Area Total Km2: | 1578.71 |
Population Total: | 123646 |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Urban: | 17677 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Rural |
Population Blank1: | 105969 |
Coor Pinpoint: | Konin |
Coordinates: | 52.2167°N 34°W |
Seat: | Konin |
Parts Type: | Gminas |
Parts: | Total 14 |
P1: | Gmina Golina |
P2: | Gmina Grodziec |
P3: | Gmina Kazimierz Biskupi |
P4: | Gmina Kleczew |
P5: | Gmina Kramsk |
P6: | Gmina Krzymów |
P7: | Gmina Rychwał |
P8: | Gmina Rzgów |
P9: | Gmina Skulsk |
P10: | Gmina Ślesin |
P11: | Gmina Sompolno |
P12: | Gmina Stare Miasto |
P13: | Gmina Wierzbinek |
P14: | Gmina Wilczyn |
Blank Name: | Car plates |
Blank Info: | PKN |
Website: | http://www.powiat.konin.pl |
Konin County (Polish: powiat koniński) 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 is the city of Konin, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The county contains five towns: Golina, 120NaN0 north-west of Konin, Kleczew, 190NaN0 north of Konin, Sompolno, 270NaN0 north-east of Konin, Ślesin, 170NaN0 north of Konin, and Rychwał, 180NaN0 south of Konin.
The county covers an area of 1578.71km2. As of 2006, its total population is 123,646, out of which the population of Golina is 4,330, that of Kleczew is 4,173, that of Sompolno is 3,695, that of Ślesin is 3,102, that of Rychwał is 2,377, and the rural population is 105,969.
Apart from the city of Konin, Konin County is also bordered by Mogilno County, Inowrocław County and Radziejów County to the north, Koło County to the east, Turek County to the south-east, Kalisz County to the south, Pleszew County to the south-west, and Słupca County to the west.
The county is subdivided into 14 gminas (five urban-rural and nine rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
Gmina | Type | Area (km2) | Population (2006) | Seat |
Gmina Ślesin | urban-rural | 145.7 | 13,446 | Ślesin |
Gmina Golina | urban-rural | 99.1 | 11,326 | Golina |
Gmina Sompolno | urban-rural | 137.4 | 10,530 | Sompolno |
Gmina Kazimierz Biskupi | rural | 108.0 | 10,459 | Kazimierz Biskupi |
Gmina Stare Miasto | rural | 97.8 | 10,355 | Stare Miasto |
Gmina Kramsk | rural | 131.8 | 10,133 | Kramsk |
Gmina Kleczew | urban-rural | 110.1 | 9,721 | Kleczew |
Gmina Rychwał | urban-rural | 117.8 | 8,387 | Rychwał |
Gmina Wierzbinek | rural | 148.1 | 7,597 | Wierzbinek |
Gmina Krzymów | rural | 92.7 | 7,074 | Krzymów |
Gmina Rzgów | rural | 104.7 | 6,818 | Rzgów Pierwszy |
Gmina Wilczyn | rural | 83.1 | 6,422 | Wilczyn |
Gmina Skulsk | rural | 84.9 | 6,145 | Skulsk |
Gmina Grodziec | rural | 117.7 | 5,233 | Grodziec |