- Międzychód County
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Międzychód County
Powiat międzychodzki— County — 
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Coat of armsLocation within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Międzychód): 52°36′N 15°53′E / 52.6°N 15.883°ECoordinates: 52°36′N 15°53′E / 52.6°N 15.883°E Country 
PolandVoivodeship Greater Poland Seat Międzychód Gminas Area – Total 736.66 km2 (284.4 sq mi) Population (2006) – Total 36,329 – Density 49.3/km2 (127.7/sq mi) – Urban 16,914 – Rural 19,415 Car plates PMI Website http://www.powiat-miedzychodzki.pl Międzychód County (Polish: powiat międzychodzki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Międzychód, which lies 74 kilometres (46 mi) west of the regional capital Poznań. The only other town in the county is Sieraków, lying 16 km (10 mi) east of Międzychód.
The county covers an area of 736.66 square kilometres (284.4 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 36,329, out of which the population of Międzychód is 10,920, that of Sieraków is 5,994, and the rural population is 19,415.
Neighbouring counties
Międzychód County is bordered by Czarnków-Trzcianka County to the north-east, Szamotuły County to the east, Nowy Tomyśl County to the south, Międzyrzecz County to the south-west and Strzelce-Drezdenko County to the north-west.
Administrative division
The county is subdivided into four gminas (two urban-rural and two rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
Gmina Type Area
(km²)Population
(2006)Seat Gmina Międzychód urban-rural 307.2 18,290 Międzychód Gmina Sieraków urban-rural 203.3 8,649 Sieraków Gmina Kwilcz rural 141.8 6,097 Kwilcz Gmina Chrzypsko Wielkie rural 84.3 3,293 Chrzypsko Wielkie References
Urban-rural gminas Rural gminas Counties of Greater Poland Voivodeship City counties 
Land counties Chodzież • Czarnków-Trzcianka • Gniezno • Gostyń • Grodzisk Wielkopolski • Jarocin • Kalisz • Kępno • Koło • Konin • Kościan • Krotoszyn • Leszno • Międzychód • Nowy Tomyśl • Oborniki • Ostrów Wielkopolski • Ostrzeszów • Piła • Pleszew • Poznań • Rawicz • Słupca • Śrem • Środa Wielkopolska • Szamotuły • Turek • Wągrowiec • Wolsztyn • Września • ZłotówCategories:- Międzychód County
- Land counties of Greater Poland Voivodeship
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