Poznań County

Infobox Settlement
name = Poznań County
native_name = Powiat poznański
settlement_type =

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image_shield = POL powiat poznański 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 = 1899.61
population_total = 291562
population_as_of = 2006
population_density_km2 = auto
population_urban = 123799
population_blank1_title = Rural
population_blank1 = 167763
coor_type = Poznań
latd = 52
latm = 24
lats =
latNS = N
longd = 16
longm = 55
longs =
longEW = E
seat = Poznań
parts_type = Gminas
parts = Total 17 (incl. 2 urban)
p1 = Luboń
p2 = Puszczykowo
p3 = Gmina Buk
p4 = Gmina Czerwonak
p5 = Gmina Dopiewo
p6 = Gmina Kleszczewo
p7 = Gmina Komorniki
p8 = Gmina Kórnik
p9 = Gmina Kostrzyn
p10 = Gmina Mosina
p11 = Gmina Murowana Goślina
p12 = Gmina Pobiedziska
p13 = Gmina Rokietnica
p14 = Gmina Stęszew
p15 = Gmina Suchy Las
p16 = Gmina Swarzędz
p17 = Gmina Tarnowo Podgórne
blank_name = Car plates
blank_info = POZ, PZ
website = http://www.powiat.poznan.pl __NOTOC__Poznań County ( _pl. powiat poznański) 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 is the city of Poznań, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The county contains 10 towns: Swarzędz, convert|11|km|mi|0|abbr=on east of centre of Poznań, Luboń, convert|8|km|mi|0|abbr=on south of centre of Poznań, Mosina, convert|18|km|mi|0|abbr=on south of centre of Poznań, Murowana Goślina, convert|20|km|mi|0|abbr=on north of centre of Poznań, Puszczykowo, convert|14|km|mi|0|abbr=on south of centre of Poznań, Kostrzyn, convert|21|km|mi|0|abbr=on east of centre of Poznań, Pobiedziska, convert|27|km|mi|0|abbr=on north-east of centre of Poznań, Kórnik, convert|22|km|mi|0|abbr=on south-east of centre of Poznań, Buk, convert|28|km|mi|0|abbr=on west of centre of Poznań, and Stęszew, convert|21|km|mi|0|abbr=on south-west of centre of Poznań.

The county covers an area of convert|1899.61|km2|sqmi|1. As of 2006 its total population is 291,562, out of which the population of Swarzędz is 29,894, that of Luboń is 26,935, that of Mosina is 12,150, that of Murowana Goślina is 10,140, that of Puszczykowo is 9,311, that of Kostrzyn is 8,539, that of Pobiedziska is 8,329, that of Kórnik is 6,981, that of Buk is 6,181, that of Stęszew is 5,339, and the rural population is 167,763.

Neighbouring counties

Apart from the city of Poznań, Poznań County is also bordered by Oborniki County and Wągrowiec County to the north, Gniezno County and Września County to the east, Środa Wielkopolska County to the south-east, Śrem County and Kościan County to the south, Grodzisk Wielkopolski County and Nowy Tomyśl County to the west, and Szamotuły County to the north-west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 17 gminas (two urban, eight urban-rural and seven 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]