Konin County
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Konin County
| native_name = Powiat koniński
| settlement_type = County
| total_type = Total
| image_flag =
| image_shield = POL powiat koniński COA.svg
| image_map = POL województwo wielkopolskie powiat koniński map.svg
| map_caption = Location within the voivodeship
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{POL}}
| subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Greater Poland Voivodeship|name=Greater Poland}}
| area_total_km2 = 1578.71
| population_total = 123646| population_as_of = 2006
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_urban = 17677
| population_blank1_title = Rural
| population_blank1 = 105969
| coor_pinpoint = Konin
| coordinates = {{coord|52|13|N|18|16|E|region:PL|display=inline,title}}
| seat = Konin
| parts_type = Gminas
| parts = Total 14
| p1 = Gmina Golina
| p2 = Gmina Grodziec
| p3 = Gmina Kazimierz Biskupi
| p4 = Gmina Kleczew
| p5 = Gmina Kramsk
| p6 = Gmina Krzymów
| p7 = Gmina Rychwał
| p8 = Gmina Rzgów
| p9 = Gmina Skulsk
| p10 = Gmina Ślesin
| p11 = Gmina Sompolno
| p12 = Gmina Stare Miasto
| p13 = Gmina Wierzbinek
| p14 = Gmina Wilczyn
| blank_name = Car plates
| blank_info = PKN
| website = http://www.powiat.konin.pl
}}
__NOTOC__
Konin County ({{langx|pl|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, {{convert|12|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} north-west of Konin, Kleczew, {{convert|19|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} north of Konin, Sompolno, {{convert|27|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} north-east of Konin, Ślesin, {{convert|17|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} north of Konin, and Rychwał, {{convert|18|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} south of Konin.
The county covers an area of {{convert|1578.71|km2|sqmi|1}}. 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.
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| style="text-align:center;"|Gmina | style="text-align:center;"|Type | style="text-align:center;"|Area | style="text-align:center;"|Population | style="text-align:center;"|Seat |
Gmina Ślesin
|urban-rural | style="text-align:right;"|145.7 | style="text-align:right;"|13,446 |
Gmina Golina
|urban-rural | style="text-align:right;"|99.1 | style="text-align:right;"|11,326 |
Gmina Sompolno
|urban-rural | style="text-align:right;"|137.4 | style="text-align:right;"|10,530 |
Gmina Kazimierz Biskupi
|rural | style="text-align:right;"|108.0 | style="text-align:right;"|10,459 |
Gmina Stare Miasto
|rural | style="text-align:right;"|97.8 | style="text-align:right;"|10,355 |
Gmina Kramsk
|rural | style="text-align:right;"|131.8 | style="text-align:right;"|10,133 |
Gmina Kleczew
|urban-rural | style="text-align:right;"|110.1 | style="text-align:right;"|9,721 |
Gmina Rychwał
|urban-rural | style="text-align:right;"|117.8 | style="text-align:right;"|8,387 |
Gmina Wierzbinek
|rural | style="text-align:right;"|148.1 | style="text-align:right;"|7,597 |
Gmina Krzymów
|rural | style="text-align:right;"|92.7 | style="text-align:right;"|7,074 |
Gmina Rzgów
|rural | style="text-align:right;"|104.7 | style="text-align:right;"|6,818 |
Gmina Wilczyn
|rural | style="text-align:right;"|83.1 | style="text-align:right;"|6,422 |
Gmina Skulsk
|rural | style="text-align:right;"|84.9 | style="text-align:right;"|6,145 |
Gmina Grodziec
|rural | style="text-align:right;"|117.7 | style="text-align:right;"|5,233 |
References
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080505094648/http://www.stat.gov.pl/gus/45_655_PLK_HTML.htm Polish official population figures 2006]
External links
{{Commons category|Powiat koniński}}
- [http://www.powiat.konin.pl/ Official county website]
- [http://www.konin-starowka.pl/ Town website of Old City - www.konin-starowka.pl]
{{Konin County}}
{{Greater Poland Voivodeship}}
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