Pleszew County

Infobox Settlement
name = Pleszew County
native_name = Powiat pleszewski
settlement_type =

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image_shield = POL powiat pleszewski 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 = 711.91
population_total = 61951
population_as_of = 2006
population_density_km2 = auto
population_urban = 17787
population_blank1_title = Rural
population_blank1 = 44164
coor_type = Pleszew
latd = 51
latm = 53
lats =
latNS = N
longd = 17
longm = 47
longs =
longEW = E
seat = Pleszew
parts_type = Gminas
parts = Total 6
p1 = Gmina Chocz
p2 = Gmina Czermin
p3 = Gmina Dobrzyca
p4 = Gmina Gizałki
p5 = Gmina Gołuchów
p6 = Gmina Pleszew
blank_name = Car plates
blank_info = PPL
website = http://www.pleszew.starostwo.gov.pl __NOTOC__Pleszew County ( _pl. powiat pleszewski) 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 only town is Pleszew, which lies convert|83|km|mi|0 south-east of the regional capital Poznań.

The county covers an area of convert|711.91|km2|sqmi|1. As of 2006 its total population is 61,951, out of which the population of Pleszew is 17,787 and the rural population is 44,164.

Neighbouring counties

Pleszew County is bordered by Września County and Słupca County to the north, Konin County to the north-east, the city of Kalisz and Kalisz County to the south-east, Ostrów Wielkopolski County to the south, Krotoszyn County to the south-west, and Jarocin County to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into six gminas (one urban-rural and five 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]