Kępno County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat

Powiat

A powiat is the second-level unit of local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a county, district or prefecture in other countries. The term powiat is most often translated into English as "county", although other terms are also sometimes used...

) in Greater Poland Voivodeship

Greater Poland Voivodeship

Wielkopolska Voivodeship , or Greater Poland Voivodeship, is a voivodeship, or province, in west-central Poland. It was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Poznań, Kalisz, Konin, Piła and Leszno Voivodeships, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998...

, west-central Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

. 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 Kępno

Kepno

Kępno is a town in Poland. It lies on the outskirts of the Greater Poland Voivodeship, as it borders on Silesia and the Łódz Land, at the crossing point of two transport routes: north to south and east to west . As of December 31, 2009 Kępno had a population of 14,760...

, which lies 144 kilometres (89 mi) south-east of the regional capital Poznań

Poznan

Poznań is a city on the Warta river in west-central Poland, with a population of 556,022 in June 2009. It is among the oldest cities in Poland, and was one of the most important centres in the early Polish state, whose first rulers were buried at Poznań's cathedral. It is sometimes claimed to be...

.

The county covers an area of 608.39 square kilometres (234.9 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 55,335, out of which the population of Kępno is 14,710 and the rural population is 40,625.

Neighbouring counties

Kępno County is bordered by Ostrzeszów County

Ostrzeszów County

Ostrzeszów County is a unit of territorial administration and local government 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 largest town is Ostrzeszów,...

 to the north, Wieruszów County

Wieruszów County

Wieruszów County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Łódź Voivodeship, 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 Wieruszów, which lies south-west...

 to the east, Kluczbork County

Kluczbork County

Kluczbork County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Opole Voivodeship, south-western 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 largest town is Kluczbork, which lies ...

 to the south, Namysłów County to the south-west and Oleśnica County

Olesnica County

Oleśnica County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. The county covers an area of...

 to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into seven gmina

Gmina

The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...

s (one urban-rural and six rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Kępno Gmina Kepno Gmina Kępno is an urban-rural gmina in Kępno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Kępno, which lies approximately south-east of the regional capital Poznań....	urban-rural	124.0	24,308	Kępno Kepno Kępno is a town in Poland. It lies on the outskirts of the Greater Poland Voivodeship, as it borders on Silesia and the Łódz Land, at the crossing point of two transport routes: north to south and east to west . As of December 31, 2009 Kępno had a population of 14,760...
Gmina Baranów Gmina Baranów, Greater Poland Voivodeship Gmina Baranów is a rural gmina in Kępno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Baranów, which lies approximately south-east of Kępno and south-east of the regional capital Poznań....	rural	74.3	7,495	Baranów Baranów, Greater Poland Voivodeship Baranów is a village in Kępno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Baranów. It lies approximately south-east of Kępno and south-east of the regional capital Poznań....
Gmina Bralin Gmina Bralin Gmina Bralin is a rural gmina in Kępno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Bralin, which lies approximately west of Kępno and south-east of the regional capital Poznań....	rural	85.2	5,644	Bralin Bralin, Greater Poland Voivodeship Bralin is a village in Kępno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Bralin. It lies approximately west of Kępno and south-east of the regional capital Poznań....
Gmina Łęka Opatowska	rural	77.5	5,219	Łęka Opatowska
Gmina Trzcinica Gmina Trzcinica Gmina Trzcinica is a rural gmina in Kępno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Trzcinica, which lies approximately south of Kępno and south-east of the regional capital Poznań....	rural	75.1	4,703	Trzcinica Trzcinica, Kepno County Trzcinica is a village in Kępno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Trzcinica. It lies approximately south of Kępno and south-east of the regional capital Poznań....
Gmina Rychtal Gmina Rychtal Gmina Rychtal is a rural gmina in Kępno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Rychtal, which lies approximately south-west of Kępno and south-east of the regional capital Poznań....	rural	96.8	4,041	Rychtal Rychtal Rychtal is a village in Kępno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Rychtal. It lies approximately south-west of Kępno and south-east of the regional capital Poznań....
Gmina Perzów Gmina Perzów Gmina Perzów is a rural gmina in Kępno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Perzów, which lies approximately west of Kępno and south-east of the regional capital Poznań....	rural	75.5	3,925	Perzów Perzów Perzów is a village in Kępno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Perzów. It lies approximately west of Kępno and south-east of the regional capital Poznań....