Krotoszyn County | |
Native Name: | Powiat krotoszyński |
Settlement Type: | County |
Total Type: | Total |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Greater Poland |
Area Total Km2: | 714.23 |
Population Total: | 77092 |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Urban: | 46482 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Rural |
Population Blank1: | 30610 |
Coor Pinpoint: | Krotoszyn |
Coordinates: | 51.6833°N 43°W |
Seat: | Krotoszyn |
Parts Type: | Gminas |
Parts: | Total 6 (incl. 1 urban) |
P1: | Sulmierzyce |
P2: | Gmina Kobylin |
P3: | Gmina Koźmin Wielkopolski |
P4: | Gmina Krotoszyn |
P5: | Gmina Rozdrażew |
P6: | Gmina Zduny |
Blank Name: | Car plates |
Blank Info: | PKR |
Website: | http://www.starostwo.krotoszyn.pl |
Krotoszyn County (pl|powiat krotoszyński) 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 Krotoszyn, which lies 88km (55miles) south-east of the regional capital Poznań. The county contains four other towns: Koźmin Wielkopolski, 160NaN0 north of Krotoszyn, Zduny, 60NaN0 south-west of Krotoszyn, Kobylin, 140NaN0 west of Krotoszyn, and Sulmierzyce, 120NaN0 south-east of Krotoszyn.
The county covers an area of 714.23km2. As of 2006 its total population is 77,092, out of which the population of Krotoszyn is 29,421, that of Koźmin Wielkopolski is 6,707, that of Zduny is 4,498, that of Kobylin is 3,084, that of Sulmierzyce is 2,772, and the rural population is 30,610.
Krotoszyn County is bordered by Jarocin County to the north, Pleszew County to the north-east, Ostrów Wielkopolski County to the east, Milicz County to the south, Rawicz County to the west and Gostyń County to the north-west.
The county is subdivided into six gminas (one urban, four urban-rural and one rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
Gmina | Type | Area (km2) | Population (2006) | Seat |
Gmina Krotoszyn | urban-rural | 255.5 | 40,360 | Krotoszyn |
Gmina Koźmin Wielkopolski | urban-rural | 152.7 | 13,820 | Koźmin Wielkopolski |
Gmina Kobylin | urban-rural | 112.4 | 8,039 | Kobylin |
Gmina Zduny | urban-rural | 85.2 | 6,946 | Zduny |
Gmina Rozdrażew | rural | 79.5 | 5,155 | Rozdrażew |
Sulmierzyce | urban | 29.0 | 2,772 | |