Krotoszyn County
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Krotoszyn 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 largest town is Krotoszyn
Krotoszyn
Krotoszyn is a town in central Poland with 30,010 inhabitants . It has been part of the Greater Poland Voivodeship since 1999; it was within Kalisz Voivodeship from 1975 to 1998....

, which lies 88 kilometres (55 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 contains four other towns: Koźmin Wielkopolski
Kozmin Wielkopolski
Koźmin Wielkopolski is a town in Krotoszyn County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 6,718 inhabitants ....

, 16 km (10 mi) north of Krotoszyn, Zduny
Zduny
Zduny is a town in Krotoszyn County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 4,529 inhabitants .-External links:*...

, 6 km (4 mi) south-west of Krotoszyn, Kobylin
Kobylin
Kobylin is a town in Krotoszyn County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,018 inhabitants ....

, 14 km (9 mi) west of Krotoszyn, and Sulmierzyce
Sulmierzyce
Sulmierzyce is a town in Krotoszyn County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, located southeast of Poznań, at .It is the birthplace of famous Polish poet Sebastian Klonowic....

, 12 km (7 mi) south-east of Krotoszyn.

The county covers an area of 714.23 square kilometres (275.8 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 77,092, out of which the population of Krotoszyn is 29,421, that of Koźmin Wielkopolski is 6,707, that of Zduny is 4,498, that of Kobylin is 3,084, that of Sulmierzyce is 2,772, and the rural population is 30,610.

Neighbouring counties

Krotoszyn County is bordered by Jarocin County
Jarocin County
Jarocin 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 Jarocin, which lies...

 to the north, Pleszew County
Pleszew County
Pleszew 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 only town is Pleszew, which lies ...

 to the north-east, Ostrów Wielkopolski County
Ostrów Wielkopolski County
Ostrów Wielkopolski 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 Ostrów...

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

 to the south, Rawicz County
Rawicz County
Rawicz 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 Rawicz, which lies ...

 to the west and Gostyń County
Gostyn County
Gostyń 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 Gostyń, which lies ...

 to the north-west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into six 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, four urban-rural and one rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
Gmina Type Area
(km²)
Population
(2006)
Seat
Gmina Krotoszyn
Gmina Krotoszyn
Gmina Krotoszyn is an urban-rural gmina in Krotoszyn County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Krotoszyn, which lies approximately south-east of the regional capital Poznań....

urban-rural 255.5 40,360 Krotoszyn
Krotoszyn
Krotoszyn is a town in central Poland with 30,010 inhabitants . It has been part of the Greater Poland Voivodeship since 1999; it was within Kalisz Voivodeship from 1975 to 1998....

Gmina Koźmin Wielkopolski
Gmina Kozmin Wielkopolski
Gmina Koźmin Wielkopolski is an urban-rural gmina in Krotoszyn County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland...

urban-rural 152.7 13,820 Koźmin Wielkopolski
Kozmin Wielkopolski
Koźmin Wielkopolski is a town in Krotoszyn County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 6,718 inhabitants ....

Gmina Kobylin
Gmina Kobylin
Gmina Kobylin is an urban-rural gmina in Krotoszyn County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Kobylin, which lies approximately west of Krotoszyn and south of the regional capital Poznań....

urban-rural 112.4 8,039 Kobylin
Kobylin
Kobylin is a town in Krotoszyn County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,018 inhabitants ....

Gmina Zduny
Gmina Zduny, Greater Poland Voivodeship
Gmina Zduny is an urban-rural gmina in Krotoszyn County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Zduny, which lies approximately south-west of Krotoszyn and south of the regional capital Poznań....

urban-rural 85.2 6,946 Zduny
Zduny
Zduny is a town in Krotoszyn County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 4,529 inhabitants .-External links:*...

Gmina Rozdrażew
Gmina Rozdrazew
Gmina Rozdrażew is a rural gmina in Krotoszyn County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Rozdrażew, which lies approximately north-east of Krotoszyn and south-east of the regional capital Poznań.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

rural 79.5 5,155 Rozdrażew
Rozdrazew
Rozdrażew is a village in Krotoszyn County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Rozdrażew. It lies approximately north-east of Krotoszyn and south-east of the regional capital Poznań.The village has a population of 1,800.-References:...

Sulmierzyce
Sulmierzyce
Sulmierzyce is a town in Krotoszyn County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, located southeast of Poznań, at .It is the birthplace of famous Polish poet Sebastian Klonowic....

urban 29.0 2,772  
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