Konin County

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Konin County
Powiat koniński
POL powiat koninski COA.svg
POL wojewodztwo wielkopolskie powiat koninski map.svg
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates(Konin): 52°13′N18°16′E / 52.217°N 18.267°E / 52.217; 18.267
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship POL wojewodztwo wielkopolskie flag.svg Greater Poland
Seat Konin
Gminas
Area
  Total
1,578.71 km2 (609.54 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
  Total
123,646
  Density78/km2 (200/sq mi)
   Urban
17,677
  Rural
105,969
Car plates PKN
Website http://www.powiat.konin.pl

Konin County (Polish : powiat koniński) 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 is the city of Konin, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The county contains five towns: Golina, 12 km (7 mi) north-west of Konin, Kleczew, 19 km (12 mi) north of Konin, Sompolno, 27 km (17 mi) north-east of Konin, Ślesin, 17 km (11 mi) north of Konin, and Rychwał, 18 km (11 mi) south of Konin.

Contents

The county covers an area of 1,578.71 square kilometres (609.5 sq mi). As of 2006, its total population is 123,646, out of which the population of Golina is 4,330, that of Kleczew is 4,173, that of Sompolno is 3,695, that of Ślesin is 3,102, that of Rychwał is 2,377, and the rural population is 105,969.

Neighbouring counties

Apart from the city of Konin, Konin County is also bordered by Mogilno County, Inowrocław County and Radziejów County to the north, Koło County to the east, Turek County to the south-east, Kalisz County to the south, Pleszew County to the south-west, and Słupca County to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 14 gminas (five urban-rural and nine rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2006)
Seat
Gmina Ślesin urban-rural145.713,446 Ślesin
Gmina Golina urban-rural99.111,326 Golina
Gmina Sompolno urban-rural137.410,530 Sompolno
Gmina Kazimierz Biskupi rural108.010,459 Kazimierz Biskupi
Gmina Stare Miasto rural97.810,355 Stare Miasto
Gmina Kramsk rural131.810,133 Kramsk
Gmina Kleczew urban-rural110.19,721 Kleczew
Gmina Rychwał urban-rural117.88,387 Rychwał
Gmina Wierzbinek rural148.17,597 Wierzbinek
Gmina Krzymów rural92.77,074 Krzymów
Gmina Rzgów rural104.76,818 Rzgów Pierwszy
Gmina Wilczyn rural83.16,422 Wilczyn
Gmina Skulsk rural84.96,145 Skulsk
Gmina Grodziec rural117.75,233 Grodziec

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