Turek County

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Turek County
Powiat turecki
POL powiat turecki COA.svg
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Location within the voivodeship
Powiat turecki-gminy mapka.png
Division into gminas
Coordinates(Turek): 52°1′N18°30′E / 52.017°N 18.500°E / 52.017; 18.500 Coordinates: 52°1′N18°30′E / 52.017°N 18.500°E / 52.017; 18.500
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship POL wojewodztwo wielkopolskie flag.svg  Greater Poland
Seat Turek
Gminas
Area
  Total929.4 km2 (358.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
  Total83,635
  Density90/km2 (230/sq mi)
   Urban
34,206
  Rural
49,429
Car plates PTU
Website http://www.powiat.turek.pl

Turek County (Polish : powiat turecki) 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 and largest town is Turek, which lies 117 kilometres (73 mi) east of the regional capital Poznań. The county also contains the towns of Tuliszków, lying 16 km (10 mi) north-west of Turek, and Dobra, 15 km (9 mi) south-east of Turek.

Contents

The county covers an area of 929.4 square kilometres (358.8 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 83,635, out of which the population of Turek is 29,302, that of Tuliszków is 3,393, that of Dobra is 1,511, and the rural population is 49,429.

Neighbouring counties

Turek County is bordered by Koło County to the north, Poddębice County to the east, Sieradz County to the south, Kalisz County to the south-west and Konin County to the north-west.

Administrative division

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

GminaTypeArea
(km²)
Population
(2006)
Seat
Turek urban16.229,302 
Gmina Tuliszków urban-rural149.410,510 Tuliszków
Gmina Władysławów rural90.77,807 Władysławów
Gmina Turek rural109.47,605 Turek *
Gmina Malanów rural107.26,451 Malanów
Gmina Dobra urban-rural131.86,368 Dobra
Gmina Brudzew rural112.76,115 Brudzew
Gmina Kawęczyn rural101.15,304 Kawęczyn
Gmina Przykona rural110.94,173 Przykona
* seat not part of the gmina

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