Włocławek County Explained

Włocławek County
Native Name:Powiat włocławski
Settlement Type:County
Total Type:Total
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Kuyavian-Pomeranian
Area Total Km2:1472.34
Population Total:86131[1]
Population As Of:2019
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:17014
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:69117
Coor Pinpoint:Włocławek
Coordinates:52.65°N 22°W
Seat:Włocławek
Parts Type:Gminas
Parts:Total 13 (incl. 1 urban)
P1:Kowal
P2:Gmina Baruchowo
P3:Gmina Boniewo
P4:Gmina Brześć Kujawski
P5:Gmina Choceń
P6:Gmina Chodecz
P7:Gmina Fabianki
P8:Gmina Izbica Kujawska
P9:Gmina Kowal
P10:Gmina Lubanie
P11:Gmina Lubień Kujawski
P12:Gmina Lubraniec
P13:Gmina Włocławek
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:CWL
Website:http://www.powiat.wloclawski.pl

Włocławek County (Polish: powiat włocławski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-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 Włocławek, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The county contains six towns: Brześć Kujawski, which lies 120NaN0 south-west of Włocławek, Kowal, which lies 150NaN0 south-east of Włocławek, Lubraniec, which lies 190NaN0 south-west of Włocławek, Izbica Kujawska, which lies 330NaN0 south-west of Włocławek, Chodecz, which lies 280NaN0 south of Włocławek, and Lubień Kujawski, 290NaN0 south of Włocławek.

The county covers an area of 1472.34km2. As of 2019 its total population is 86,131, out of which the population of Brześć Kujawski is 4,642, that of Kowal is 3,479, that of Lubraniec is 2,999, that of Izbica Kujawska is 2,609, that of Chodecz is 1,894, that of Lubień Kujawski is 1,391, and the rural population is 69,117.

Neighbouring counties

Besides the city of Włocławek, Włocławek County is also bordered by Lipno County to the north, Płock County to the east, Gostynin County to the south-east, Kutno County and Koło County to the south, Radziejów County to the west, and Aleksandrów County to the north-west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 13 gminas (one urban, five urban-rural and seven rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Gmina Brześć Kujawskiurban-rural150.411,506Brześć Kujawski
Gmina Fabiankirural76.110,094Fabianki
Gmina Lubraniecurban-rural148.29,442Lubraniec
Gmina Choceńrural99.77,939Choceń
Gmina Izbica Kujawskaurban-rural132.17,677Izbica Kujawska
Gmina Lubień Kujawskiurban-rural150.27,373Lubień Kujawski
Gmina Włocławekrural219.97,262Włocławek *
Gmina Chodeczurban-rural122.26,026Chodecz
Gmina Lubanierural69.34,584Lubanie
Gmina Kowalrural114.83,922Kowal *
Kowalurban4.73,479 
Gmina Baruchoworural107.13,441Baruchowo
Gmina Bonieworural77.73,386Boniewo
  • seat not part of the gmina

Roads

Highway

Country Roads

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GUS. Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June. 2020-09-11. stat.gov.pl. en.