Wolsztyn County Explained

Wolsztyn County
Native Name:Powiat wolsztyński
Settlement Type:County
Total Type:Total
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Greater Poland
Area Total Km2:680.03
Population Total:54718
Population As Of:2006
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:13557
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:41161
Coor Pinpoint:Wolsztyn
Coordinates:52.1167°N 23°W
Seat:Wolsztyn
Parts Type:Gminas
Parts:Total 3
P1:Gmina Przemęt
P2:Gmina Siedlec
P3:Gmina Wolsztyn
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:PWL
Website:http://www.powiatwolsztyn.pl

Wolsztyn County (Polish: powiat wolsztyński) 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 only town is Wolsztyn, which lies 63km (39miles) south-west of the regional capital Poznań.

The county covers an area of 680.03km2. As of 2006 its total population is 54,718, out of which the population of Wolsztyn is 13,557 and the rural population is 41,161.

Neighbouring counties

Wolsztyn County is bordered by Nowy Tomyśl County to the north, Grodzisk Wielkopolski County to the north-east, Kościan County to the east, Leszno County to the south-east, Wschowa County to the south, Nowa Sól County to the south-west and Zielona Góra County to the west.

Administrative division

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

GminaTypeArea
Population
Seat
Gmina Wolsztynurban-rural249.629,216Wolsztyn
Gmina Przemętrural225.313,494Przemęt
Gmina Siedlecrural205.112,008Siedlec

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