Turek County

Infobox Settlement
name = Turek County
native_name = Powiat turecki
settlement_type = County
total_type = Total


image_shield = POL powiat turecki COA.svg

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map_caption = Location within the voivodeship
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = Greater Poland
area_total_km2 = 929.4
population_total = 83635
population_as_of = 2006
population_density_km2 = auto
population_urban = 34206
population_blank1_title = Rural
population_blank1 = 49429
coor_type = Turek
latd = 52
latm = 1
lats =
latNS = N
longd = 18
longm = 30
longs =
longEW = E
seat = Turek
parts_type = Gminas
parts = Total 9 (incl. 1 urban)
p1 = Turek
p2 = Gmina Brudzew
p3 = Gmina Dobra
p4 = Gmina Kawęczyn
p5 = Gmina Malanów
p6 = Gmina Przykona
p7 = Gmina Tuliszków
p8 = Gmina Turek
p9 = Gmina Władysławów
blank_name = Car plates
blank_info = PTU
website = http://www.powiat.turek.pl __NOTOC__Turek County ( _pl. powiat turecki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Turek, which lies convert|117|km|mi|0 east of the regional capital Poznań. The county also contains the towns of Tuliszków, lying convert|16|km|mi|0|abbr=on north-west of Turek, and Dobra, convert|15|km|mi|0|abbr=on south-east of Turek.

The county covers an area of convert|929.4|km2|sqmi|1. As of 2006 its total population is 83,635, out of which the population of Turek is 29,302, that of Tuliszków is 3,393, that of Dobra is 1,511, and the rural population is 49,429.

Neighbouring counties

Turek County is bordered by Koło County to the north, Poddębice County to the east, Sieradz County to the south, Kalisz County to the south-west and Konin County to the north-west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into nine gminas (one urban, two urban-rural and six rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

References

* [http://www.stat.gov.pl/gus/45_655_PLK_HTML.htm Polish official population figures 2006]