Kalisz County

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Kalisz County
Powiat kaliski
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Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates(Kalisz): 51°45′27″N18°4′48″E / 51.75750°N 18.08000°E / 51.75750; 18.08000
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship POL wojewodztwo wielkopolskie flag.svg  Greater Poland
Seat Kalisz
Gminas
Area
  Total1,160.02 km2 (447.89 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
  Total80,369
  Density69/km2 (180/sq mi)
   Urban
1,554
  Rural
78,815
Car plates PKA
Website http://www.powiat.kalisz.pl

Kalisz County (Polish : powiat kaliski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central Poland. It came into being on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Kalisz, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The only town in Kalisz County is Stawiszyn, which lies 18 km (11 mi) north of Kalisz.

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The county covers an area of 1,160.02 square kilometres (447.9 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 80,369, out of which the population of Stawiszyn is 1,554 and the rural population is 78,815.

Neighbouring counties

Apart from the city of Kalisz, Kalisz County is also bordered by Konin County to the north, Turek County to the north-east, Sieradz County to the east, Ostrzeszów County to the south, Ostrów Wielkopolski County to the west and Pleszew County to the north-west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 11 gminas (one urban-rural and 10 rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2006)
Seat
Gmina Opatówek urban-rural104.310,148 Opatówek
Gmina Blizanów rural157.89,251 Blizanów
Gmina Żelazków rural113.68,942 Żelazków
Gmina Godziesze Wielkie rural105.18,385 Godziesze Wielkie
Gmina Szczytniki rural110.78,086 Szczytniki
Gmina Koźminek rural88.47,514 Koźminek
Gmina Stawiszyn urban-rural78.37,244 Stawiszyn
Gmina Brzeziny rural127.15,866 Brzeziny
Gmina Lisków rural75.85,454 Lisków
Gmina Mycielin rural110.84,950 Korzeniew
Gmina Ceków-Kolonia rural88.24,529 Ceków-Kolonia

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