Oborniki County

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Oborniki County

Powiat obornicki
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Coat of arms
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Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates(Oborniki): 52°39′N16°49′E / 52.650°N 16.817°E / 52.650; 16.817 Coordinates: 52°39′N16°49′E / 52.650°N 16.817°E / 52.650; 16.817
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship Greater Poland
Seat Oborniki
Gminas
Area
  Total712.65 km2 (275.16 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
  Total55,976
  Density79/km2 (200/sq mi)
   Urban
28,755
  Rural
27,221
Car plates POB
Website https://powiatobornicki.pl/

Oborniki County (Polish : powiat obornicki) 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 Oborniki, which lies 29 kilometres (18 mi) north of the regional capital Poznań. The only other town in the county is Rogoźno, lying 17 km (11 mi) north-east of Oborniki.

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The county covers an area of 712.65 square kilometres (275.2 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 55,976, out of which the population of Oborniki is 17,850, that of Rogoźno is 10,905, and the rural population is 27,221.

Neighbouring counties

Oborniki County is bordered by Czarnków-Trzcianka County and Chodzież County to the north, Wągrowiec County to the east, Poznań County to the south, and Szamotuły County to the west.

Administrative division

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

GminaTypeArea
(km²)
Population
(2006)
Seat
Gmina Oborniki urban-rural340.231,541 Oborniki
Gmina Rogoźno urban-rural218.017,322 Rogoźno
Gmina Ryczywół rural154.57,113 Ryczywół

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