Konin County





County in Greater Poland, Poland


















































Konin County


Powiat koniński

County

Coat of arms of Konin County
Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship

Coordinates (Konin): 52°13′N 18°16′E / 52.217°N 18.267°E / 52.217; 18.267Coordinates: 52°13′N 18°16′E / 52.217°N 18.267°E / 52.217; 18.267
Country
 Poland
Voivodeship
 Greater Poland
Seat Konin
Gminas
Area

 • Total 1,578.71 km2 (609.54 sq mi)
Population
(2006)

 • Total 123,646
 • Density 78/km2 (200/sq mi)
 • Urban

 17,677
 • Rural

 105,969
Car plates PKN


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.


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.













































































































Gmina
Type
Area
(km²)
Population
(2006)
Seat

Gmina Ślesin
 urban-rural
 145.7
 13,446
Ślesin

Gmina Golina
 urban-rural
 99.1
 11,326
Golina

Gmina Sompolno
 urban-rural
 137.4
 10,530
Sompolno

Gmina Kazimierz Biskupi
 rural
 108.0
 10,459
Kazimierz Biskupi

Gmina Stare Miasto
 rural
 97.8
 10,355
Stare Miasto

Gmina Kramsk
 rural
 131.8
 10,133
Kramsk

Gmina Kleczew
 urban-rural
 110.1
 9,721
Kleczew

Gmina Rychwał
 urban-rural
 117.8
 8,387
Rychwał

Gmina Wierzbinek
 rural
 148.1
 7,597
Wierzbinek

Gmina Krzymów
 rural
 92.7
 7,074
Krzymów

Gmina Rzgów
 rural
 104.7
 6,818
Rzgów Pierwszy

Gmina Wilczyn
 rural
 83.1
 6,422
Wilczyn

Gmina Skulsk
 rural
 84.9
 6,145
Skulsk

Gmina Grodziec
 rural
 117.7
 5,233
Grodziec


References


  • Polish official population figures 2006




External links







  • Official county website

  • Town website of Old City - www.konin-starowka.pl










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