Kościan County
County in Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kościan County (Polish: powiat kościański) 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 Kościan, which lies 40 kilometres (25 mi) south-west of the regional capital Poznań. The county contains three other towns: Śmigiel, 13 km (8 mi) south-west of Kościan, Czempiń, 13 km (8 mi) north-east of Kościan, and Krzywiń, 18 km (11 mi) south-east of Kościan.
Kościan County
Powiat kościański | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location within the voivodeship | |
| Coordinates (Kościan): 52°5′N 16°39′E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Greater Poland |
| Seat | Kościan |
| Gminas | Total 5 (incl. 1 urban) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 722.53 km2 (278.97 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 77,760 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 36,236 |
| • Rural | 41,524 |
| Car plates | PKS |
| Website | http://www.powiatkoscian.pl |
The county covers an area of 722.53 square kilometres (279.0 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 77,760, out of which the population of Kościan is 24,102, that of Śmigiel is 5,452, that of Czempiń is 5,135, that of Krzywiń is 1,547, and the rural population is 41,524.
Kościan County is bordered by Poznań County to the north, Śrem County to the east, Gostyń County to the south-east, Leszno County to the south, Wolsztyn County to the west and Grodzisk Wielkopolski County to the north-west.
The county is subdivided into five gminas (one urban, three urban-rural and one rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
| Gmina | Type | Area (km2) |
Population (2006) |
Seat |
| Kościan | urban | 8.8 | 24,102 | |
| Gmina Śmigiel | urban-rural | 189.9 | 17,465 | Śmigiel |
| Gmina Kościan | rural | 202.3 | 15,042 | Kościan * |
| Gmina Czempiń | urban-rural | 142.5 | 11,259 | Czempiń |
| Gmina Krzywiń | urban-rural | 179.2 | 9,892 | Krzywiń |
| * seat not part of the gmina | ||||
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