Konin County Explained

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.

Neighbouring counties

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.

Administrative division

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.

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2006)
Seat
Gmina Ślesinurban-rural145.713,446Ślesin
Gmina Golinaurban-rural99.111,326Golina
Gmina Sompolnourban-rural137.410,530Sompolno
Gmina Kazimierz Biskupirural108.010,459Kazimierz Biskupi
Gmina Stare Miastorural97.810,355Stare Miasto
Gmina Kramskrural131.810,133Kramsk
Gmina Kleczewurban-rural110.19,721Kleczew
Gmina Rychwałurban-rural117.88,387Rychwał
Gmina Wierzbinekrural148.17,597Wierzbinek
Gmina Krzymówrural92.77,074Krzymów
Gmina Rzgówrural104.76,818Rzgów Pierwszy
Gmina Wilczynrural83.16,422Wilczyn
Gmina Skulskrural84.96,145Skulsk
Gmina Grodziecrural117.75,233Grodziec

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