Radziejów County
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Radziejów 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 Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
-Transportation:Transportation infrastructure is of critical importance to the voivodeship's economy. Kuyavia-Pomerania is a major node point in the Polish transportation system. Railway lines from the South and East pass through Bydgoszcz in order to reach the major ports on the Baltic Sea...

, north-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 Radziejów
Radziejów
Radziejów is a town in Poland, in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, about 45 km south of Toruń. It is the capital of Radziejów County. Its population is 5,804 .-History:...

, which lies 45 km (28 mi) south of Toruń
Torun
Toruń is an ancient city in northern Poland, on the Vistula River. Its population is more than 205,934 as of June 2009. Toruń is one of the oldest cities in Poland. The medieval old town of Toruń is the birthplace of the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus....

 and 64 km (40 mi) south-east of Bydgoszcz. The only other town in the county is Piotrków Kujawski
Piotrków Kujawski
Piotrków Kujawski is a town in Radziejów County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, with 4,463 inhabitants ....

, lying 10 km (6 mi) south of Radziejów.

The county covers an area of 607 square kilometres (234.4 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 42,289, out of which the population of Radziejów is 5,756, that of Piotrków Kujawski is 4,509, and the rural population is 32,024.

Neighbouring counties

Radziejów County is bordered by Aleksandrów County
Aleksandrów County
Aleksandrów County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-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...

 to the north, Włocławek County to the east, Koło County and Konin County
Konin County
Konin 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 is the city of Konin, although the city...

 to the south, and Inowrocław County to the north-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, one urban-rural and five rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
Gmina Type Area
(km²)
Population
(2006)
Seat
Gmina Piotrków Kujawski
Gmina Piotrków Kujawski
Gmina Piotrków Kujawski is an urban-rural gmina in Radziejów County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland...

urban-rural 138.6 9,646 Piotrków Kujawski
Piotrków Kujawski
Piotrków Kujawski is a town in Radziejów County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, with 4,463 inhabitants ....

Gmina Osięciny
Gmina Osieciny
Gmina Osięciny is a rural gmina in Radziejów County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Osięciny, which lies approximately east of Radziejów and south of Toruń....

rural 123.0 8,142 Osięciny
Osieciny
Osięciny is a village in Radziejów County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Osięciny. It lies approximately east of Radziejów and south of Toruń....

Radziejów
Radziejów
Radziejów is a town in Poland, in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, about 45 km south of Toruń. It is the capital of Radziejów County. Its population is 5,804 .-History:...

urban 5.7 5,756  
Gmina Dobre
Gmina Dobre, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
Gmina Dobre is a rural gmina in Radziejów County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Dobre, which lies approximately north of Radziejów and south of Toruń....

rural 70.8 5,505 Dobre
Dobre, Radziejów County
Dobre is a village in Radziejów County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Dobre. It lies approximately north of Radziejów and south of Toruń....

Gmina Topólka
Gmina Topólka
Gmina Topólka is a rural gmina in Radziejów County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Topólka, which lies approximately south-east of Radziejów and south of Toruń....

rural 102.9 5,048 Topólka
Topólka, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
Topólka is a village in Radziejów County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Topólka. It lies approximately south-east of Radziejów and south of Toruń....

Gmina Radziejów
Gmina Radziejów
Gmina Radziejów is a rural gmina in Radziejów County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Radziejów, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina....

rural 92.6 4,402 Radziejów
Radziejów
Radziejów is a town in Poland, in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, about 45 km south of Toruń. It is the capital of Radziejów County. Its population is 5,804 .-History:...

 *
Gmina Bytoń
Gmina Byton
Gmina Bytoń is a rural gmina in Radziejów County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Bytoń, which lies approximately south-east of Radziejów and south of Toruń....

rural 73.4 3,790 Bytoń
Byton
Byton is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, situated on the River Lugg near the border with Wales. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 93.-External links:...

* seat not part of the gmina
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