Żnin County

Infobox Settlement
name = Żnin County
native_name = Powiat żniński
settlement_type =

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image_shield = POL powiat żniński COA.svg


map_caption = Location within the voivodeship
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = Kuyavian-Pomeranian
area_total_km2 = 984.55
population_total = 69763
population_as_of = 2006
population_density_km2 = auto
population_urban = 30449
population_blank1_title = Rural
population_blank1 = 39314
coor_type = Żnin
latd = 52
latm = 51
lats =
latNS = N
longd = 17
longm = 42
longs =
longEW = E
seat = Żnin
parts_type = Gminas
parts = Total 6
p1 = Gmina Barcin
p2 = Gmina Gąsawa
p3 = Gmina Janowiec Wielkopolski
p4 = Gmina Łabiszyn
p5 = Gmina Rogowo
p6 = Gmina Żnin
blank_name = Car plates
blank_info = CZN
website = http://www.znin.pl __NOTOC__Żnin County ( _pl. powiat żniński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-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 Żnin, which lies convert|36|km|mi|0|abbr=on south-west of Bydgoszcz and convert|65|km|mi|0|abbr=on west of Toruń. The county contains three other towns: Barcin, lying convert|17|km|mi|0|abbr=on east of Żnin, Łabiszyn, lying convert|19|km|mi|0|abbr=on north-east of Żnin, and Janowiec Wielkopolski, convert|18|km|mi|0|abbr=on south-west of Żnin.

The county covers an area of convert|984.55|km2|sqmi|1. As of 2006 its total population is 69,763, out of which the population of Żnin is 14,052, that of Barcin is 7,810, that of Łabiszyn is 4,473, that of Janowiec Wielkopolski is 4,114, and the rural population is 39,314.

Neighbouring counties

Żnin County is bordered by Nakło County to the north, Bydgoszcz County to the north-east, Inowrocław County to the east, Mogilno County to the south-east, Gniezno County to the south and Wągrowiec County to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into six gminas (four urban-rural and two 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]