Szamotuły County | |
Native Name: | Powiat szamotulski |
Settlement Type: | County |
Total Type: | Total |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Area Total Km2: | 1119.55 |
Population Total: | 85849 |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Urban: | 41940 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Rural |
Population Blank1: | 43909 |
Coor Pinpoint: | Szamotuły |
Coordinates: | 52.6°N 51°W |
Seat: | Szamotuły |
Parts Type: | Gminas |
Parts: | Total 8 (incl. 1 urban) |
P1: | Obrzycko |
P2: | Gmina Duszniki |
P3: | Gmina Kaźmierz |
P4: | Gmina Obrzycko |
P5: | Gmina Ostroróg |
P6: | Gmina Pniewy |
P7: | Gmina Szamotuły |
P8: | Gmina Wronki |
Blank Name: | Car plates |
Blank Info: | PSZ |
Website: | http://www.powiat-szamotuly.pl |
Szamotuły County (Polish: powiat szamotulski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central Poland. It came into existence on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Szamotuły, which lies 32km (20miles) north-west of the regional capital Poznań. The county contains four other towns: Wronki, 180NaN0 north-west of Szamotuły, Pniewy, 240NaN0 south-west of Szamotuły, Obrzycko, 130NaN0 north of Szamotuły, and Ostroróg, 90NaN0 north-west of Szamotuły.
The county covers an area of 1119.55km2. As of 2006 its total population is 85,849, out of which the population of Szamotuły is 18,760, that of Wronki is 11,551, that of Pniewy is 7,464, that of Obrzycko is 2,170, that of Ostroróg is 1,995, and the rural population is 43,909.
Szamotuły County is bordered by Czarnków-Trzcianka County to the north, Oborniki County to the east, Poznań County to the south-east, Nowy Tomyśl County to the south-west and Międzychód County to the west.
The county is subdivided into eight gminas (one urban, four urban-rural and three rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
Gmina | Type | Area | Population | Seat |
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Gmina Szamotuły | urban-rural | 175.1 | 28,575 | Szamotuły |
Gmina Wronki | urban-rural | 302.1 | 18,713 | Wronki |
Gmina Pniewy | urban-rural | 158.6 | 11,905 | Pniewy |
Gmina Duszniki | rural | 156.3 | 8,160 | Duszniki |
Gmina Kaźmierz | rural | 128.2 | 7,242 | Kaźmierz |
Gmina Ostroróg | urban-rural | 85.0 | 4,865 | Ostroróg |
Gmina Obrzycko | rural | 110.7 | 4,219 | Obrzycko * |
Obrzycko | urban | 3.7 | 2,170 | |
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