Oborniki County | |
Native Name: | Powiat obornicki |
Settlement Type: | County |
Total Type: | Total |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Greater Poland |
Area Total Km2: | 712.65 |
Population Total: | 55976 |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Urban: | 28755 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Rural |
Population Blank1: | 27221 |
Coor Pinpoint: | Oborniki |
Coordinates: | 52.65°N 65°W |
Seat: | Oborniki |
Parts Type: | Gminas |
Parts: | Total 3 |
P1: | Gmina Oborniki |
P2: | Gmina Rogoźno |
P3: | Gmina Ryczywół |
Blank Name: | Car plates |
Blank Info: | POB |
Website: | https://powiatobornicki.pl/ |
Oborniki County (Polish: powiat obornicki) 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 Oborniki, which lies 29km (18miles) north of the regional capital Poznań. The only other town in the county is Rogoźno, lying 170NaN0 north-east of Oborniki.
The county covers an area of 712.65km2. As of 2006 its total population is 55,976, out of which the population of Oborniki is 17,850, that of Rogoźno is 10,905, and the rural population is 27,221.
Oborniki County is bordered by Czarnków-Trzcianka County and Chodzież County to the north, Wągrowiec County to the east, Poznań County to the south, and Szamotuły County to the west.
The county is subdivided into three gminas (two urban-rural and one rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
Gmina | Type | Area | Population | Seat |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gmina Oborniki | urban-rural | 340.2 | 31,541 | Oborniki |
Gmina Rogoźno | urban-rural | 218.0 | 17,322 | Rogoźno |
Gmina Ryczywół | rural | 154.5 | 7,113 | Ryczywół |