Grodzisk County, Greater Poland Voivodeship

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Grodzisk County
Powiat grodziski
POL powiat grodziski (wielkopolski) flag.svg
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Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates(Grodzisk Wielkopolski): 52°14′N16°22′E / 52.233°N 16.367°E / 52.233; 16.367
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship Greater Poland
Seat Grodzisk Wielkopolski
Gminas
Area
  Total643.72 km2 (248.54 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
  Total49,444
  Density77/km2 (200/sq mi)
   Urban
18,721
  Rural
30,723
Car plates PGO
Website http://www.pgw.pl/

Grodzisk County (Polish : powiat grodziski) 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 Grodzisk Wielkopolski, which lies 42 kilometres (26 mi) south-west of the regional capital Poznań. The county also contains the towns of Rakoniewice, lying 13 km (8 mi) south-west of Grodzisk Wielkopolski, and Wielichowo, 13 km (8 mi) south of Grodzisk Wielkopolski.

Contents

The county covers an area of 643.72 square kilometres (248.5 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 49,444, out of which the population of Grodzisk Wielkopolski is 13,703, that of Rakoniewice is 3,253, that of Wielichowo is 1,765, and the rural population is 30,723.

Neighbouring counties

Grodzisk County is bordered by Poznań County to the east, Kościan County to the south-east, Wolsztyn County to the south-west and Nowy Tomyśl County to the west.

Administrative division

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

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2006)
Seat
Gmina Grodzisk Wielkopolski urban-rural134.518,616 Grodzisk Wielkopolski
Gmina Rakoniewice urban-rural201.212,515 Rakoniewice
Gmina Wielichowo urban-rural107.46,894 Wielichowo
Gmina Kamieniec rural132.26,498 Kamieniec
Gmina Granowo rural68.44,921 Granowo

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