Środa Wielkopolska County









County in Greater Poland, Poland






















































Środa Wielkopolska County


Powiat średzki

County




Flag of Środa Wielkopolska County
Flag

Coat of arms of Środa Wielkopolska County
Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship

Coordinates (Środa Wielkopolska): 52°14′N 17°17′E / 52.233°N 17.283°E / 52.233; 17.283Coordinates: 52°14′N 17°17′E / 52.233°N 17.283°E / 52.233; 17.283
Country
 Poland
Voivodeship Greater Poland
Seat Środa Wielkopolska
Gminas
Area

 • Total 623.18 km2 (240.61 sq mi)
Population
(2006)

 • Total 54,568
 • Density 88/km2 (230/sq mi)
 • Urban

21,635
 • Rural

32,933
Car plates PSR
Website http://www.srodawlkp-powiat.pl/

Środa Wielkopolska County (Polish: powiat średzki) 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 only town is Środa Wielkopolska, which lies 32 kilometres (20 mi) south-east of the regional capital Poznań.


The county covers an area of 623.18 square kilometres (240.6 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 54,568, out of which the population of Środa Wielkopolska is 21,635 and the rural population is 32,933.



Neighbouring counties


Środa Wielkopolska County is bordered by Września County to the east, Jarocin County to the south, Śrem County to the south-west and Poznań County to the north-west.



Administrative division


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













































Gmina
Type
Area
(km²)
Population
(2006)
Seat

Gmina Środa Wielkopolska
urban-rural
207.1
30,023

Środa Wielkopolska

Gmina Nowe Miasto nad Wartą
rural
119.5
9,025

Nowe Miasto nad Wartą

Gmina Krzykosy
rural
110.5
6,500

Krzykosy

Gmina Zaniemyśl
rural
106.8
6,191

Zaniemyśl

Gmina Dominowo
rural
79.3
2,829

Dominowo


References


  • Polish official population figures 2006











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