Koło County | |
Native Name: | Powiat kolski |
Settlement Type: | County |
Total Type: | Total |
Image Map1: | Powiat kolski gminy.png |
Map Caption1: | Division into gminas |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Area Total Km2: | 1011.03 |
Population Total: | 88244 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Urban: | 33721 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Rural |
Population Blank1: | 54880 |
Coor Pinpoint: | Koło |
Coordinates: | 52.2°N 56°W |
Seat: | Koło |
Parts Type: | Gminas |
Parts: | Total 11 (incl. 1 urban) |
P1: | Koło |
P2: | Gmina Babiak |
P3: | Gmina Chodów |
P4: | Gmina Dąbie |
P5: | Gmina Grzegorzew |
P6: | Gmina Kłodawa |
P7: | Gmina Koło |
P8: | Gmina Kościelec |
P9: | Gmina Olszówka |
P10: | Gmina Osiek Mały |
P11: | Gmina Przedecz |
Blank Name: | Car plates |
Blank Info: | PKL |
Website: | http://www.starostwokolskie.pl |
Koło County (Polish: powiat kolski) 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 in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Koło, which lies 119km (74miles) east of the regional capital Poznań. The county contains three other towns: Kłodawa, 210NaN0 east of Koło, Dąbie, 190NaN0 south-east of Koło, and Przedecz, 210NaN0 north-east of Koło.
The county covers an area of 1011.03km2. As of 2010, its total population was 88,244, out of which the population of Koło was 23,034, that of Kłodawa was 6,829, that of Dąbie was 2,087, that of Przedecz was 1,771, and the rural population was 54,880.
Unit formed in Kalisz Governorate in 1867, since 1918 in the Second Polish Republic, German Landkreis Warthbrücken during World War II, later in Polish People's Republic, dissolved in 1975, reconstructed in 1998.
Koło County is bordered by Radziejów County and Włocławek County to the north, Kutno County and Łęczyca County to the east, Poddębice County to the south-east, Turek County to the south, and Konin County to the west.
The county is subdivided into 11 gminas (one urban, three urban-rural and seven rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
Gmina | Type | Area | Population | Seat |
---|---|---|---|---|
Koło | urban | 13.9 | 23,034 | |
Gmina Kłodawa | urban-rural | 129.0 | 13,307 | Kłodawa |
Gmina Babiak | rural | 133.6 | 7,920 | Babiak |
Gmina Koło | rural | 101.9 | 6,995 | Koło * |
Gmina Kościelec | rural | 105.9 | 6,667 | Kościelec |
Gmina Dąbie | urban-rural | 130.1 | 6,644 | Dąbie |
Gmina Osiek Mały | rural | 87.3 | 5,866 | Osiek Mały |
Gmina Grzegorzew | rural | 73.4 | 5,617 | Grzegorzew |
Gmina Olszówka | rural | 81.5 | 4,757 | Olszówka |
Gmina Przedecz | urban-rural | 76.5 | 4,319 | Przedecz |
Gmina Chodów | rural | 78.0 | 3,475 | Chodów |
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