Szamotuły County

Infobox Settlement
name = Szamotuły County
native_name = Powiat szamotulski
settlement_type =

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image_shield = POL powiat szamotulski 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 = 1119.55
population_total = 85849
population_as_of = 2006
population_density_km2 = auto
population_urban = 41940
population_blank1_title = Rural
population_blank1 = 43909
coor_type = Szamotuły
latd = 52
latm = 36
lats =
latNS = N
longd = 16
longm = 35
longs =
longEW = E
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 __NOTOC__Szamotuły County ( _pl. powiat szamotulski) 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 Szamotuły, which lies convert|32|km|mi|0 north-west of the regional capital Poznań. The county contains four other towns: Wronki, convert|18|km|mi|0|abbr=on north-west of Szamotuły, Pniewy, convert|24|km|mi|0|abbr=on south-west of Szamotuły, Obrzycko, convert|13|km|mi|0|abbr=on north of Szamotuły, and Ostroróg, convert|9|km|mi|0|abbr=on north-west of Szamotuły.

The county covers an area of convert|1119.55|km2|sqmi|1. 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.

References

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