Szamotuły County






County in Greater Poland, Poland






















































Szamotuły County


Powiat szamotulski

County




Flag of Szamotuły County
Flag

Coat of arms of Szamotuły County
Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship

Coordinates (Szamotuły): 52°36′N 16°35′E / 52.600°N 16.583°E / 52.600; 16.583Coordinates: 52°36′N 16°35′E / 52.600°N 16.583°E / 52.600; 16.583
Country
 Poland
Voivodeship
 Greater Poland
Seat Szamotuły
Gminas
Area

 • Total 1,119.55 km2 (432.26 sq mi)
Population
(2006)

 • Total 85,849
 • Density 77/km2 (200/sq mi)
 • Urban

41,940
 • Rural

43,909
Car plates 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 32 kilometres (20 mi) north-west of the regional capital Poznań. The county contains four other towns: Wronki, 18 km (11 mi) north-west of Szamotuły, Pniewy, 24 km (15 mi) south-west of Szamotuły, Obrzycko, 13 km (8 mi) north of Szamotuły, and Ostroróg, 9 km (6 mi) north-west of Szamotuły.


The county covers an area of 1,119.55 square kilometres (432.3 sq mi). 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.



Neighbouring counties


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.



Administrative division


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
(km²)
Population
(2006)
Seat

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
 
* seat not part of the gmina


References


  • Polish official population figures 2006











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