Turek County
{{distinguish|Turek County (Congress Poland)}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Turek County
| native_name = Powiat turecki
| settlement_type = County
| total_type = Total
| image_flag =
| image_shield = POL powiat turecki COA.svg
| image_map = POL województwo wielkopolskie powiat turecki map.svg
| map_caption = Location within the voivodeship
|image_map1=Powiat turecki-gminy mapka.png |map_caption1=Division into gminas
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{POL}}
| subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Greater Poland Voivodeship|name=Greater Poland}}
| area_total_km2 = 929.4
| population_total = 83635| population_as_of = 2006
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_urban = 34206
| population_blank1_title = Rural
| population_blank1 = 49429
| coor_pinpoint = Turek
| coordinates = {{coord|52|1|N|18|30|E|region:PL|display=inline,title}}
| seat = Turek
| parts_type = Gminas
| parts = Total 9 (incl. 1 urban)
| p1 = Turek
| p2 = Gmina Brudzew
| p3 = Gmina Dobra
| p4 = Gmina Kawęczyn
| p5 = Gmina Malanów
| p6 = Gmina Przykona
| p7 = Gmina Tuliszków
| p8 = Gmina Turek
| p9 = Gmina Władysławów
| blank_name = Car plates
| blank_info = PTU
| website = http://www.powiat.turek.pl }}
__NOTOC__
Turek County ({{langx|pl|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 {{convert|117|km|mi|0}} east of the regional capital Poznań. The county also contains the towns of Tuliszków, lying {{convert|16|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} north-west of Turek, and Dobra, {{convert|15|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} south-east of Turek.
The county covers an area of {{convert|929.4|km2|sqmi|1}}. 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.
class="wikitable" |
Gmina
!Type !Area !Population !Seat |
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Turek
|urban | style="text-align:right;"|16.2 | style="text-align:right;"|29,302 | |
Gmina Tuliszków
|urban-rural | style="text-align:right;"|149.4 | style="text-align:right;"|10,510 |
Gmina Władysławów
|rural | style="text-align:right;"|90.7 | style="text-align:right;"|7,807 |
Gmina Turek
|rural | style="text-align:right;"|109.4 | style="text-align:right;"|7,605 |Turek * |
Gmina Malanów
|rural | style="text-align:right;"|107.2 | style="text-align:right;"|6,451 |
Gmina Dobra
|urban-rural | style="text-align:right;"|131.8 | style="text-align:right;"|6,368 |
Gmina Brudzew
|rural | style="text-align:right;"|112.7 | style="text-align:right;"|6,115 |
Gmina Kawęczyn
|rural | style="text-align:right;"|101.1 | style="text-align:right;"|5,304 |
Gmina Przykona
|rural | style="text-align:right;"|110.9 | style="text-align:right;"|4,173 |
colspan=5 style="text-align:right;font-size:90%"|* seat not part of the gmina |
References
- [http://www.stat.gov.pl/gus/45_655_PLK_HTML.htm Polish official population figures 2006]
{{Turek County}}
{{Greater Poland Voivodeship}}