Turek County

Turek County
Powiat turecki

County

Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship

Division into gminas

Coordinates (Turek): 52°1′N 18°30′E / 52.017°N 18.500°ECoordinates: 52°1′N 18°30′E / 52.017°N 18.500°E

Country

Poland

Seat

Total 9 (incl. 1 urban)

Area

• Total

929.4 km² (358.8 sq mi)

Population (2006)

• Total

83,635

• Density

90/km² (230/sq mi)

• Urban

34,206

• Rural

49,429

Car plates

PTU

Website

http://www.powiat.turek.pl

Turek County (Polish: powiat turecki) 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 Turek, which lies 117 kilometres (73 mi) east of the regional capital Poznań. The county also contains the towns of Tuliszków, lying 16 km (10 mi) north-west of Turek, and Dobra, 15 km (9 mi) south-east of Turek.

The county covers an area of 929.4 square kilometres (358.8 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 83,635, out of which the population of Turek is 29,302, that of Tuliszków is 3,393, that of Dobra is 1,511, and the rural population is 49,429.

Neighbouring counties

Turek County is bordered by Koło County to the north, Poddębice County to the east, Sieradz County to the south, Kalisz County to the south-west and Konin County to the north-west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into nine gminas (one urban, two urban-rural and six rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Turek	urban	16.2	29,302
Gmina Tuliszków	urban-rural	149.4	10,510	Tuliszków
Gmina Władysławów	rural	90.7	7,807	Władysławów
Gmina Turek	rural	109.4	7,605	Turek *
Gmina Malanów	rural	107.2	6,451	Malanów
Gmina Dobra	urban-rural	131.8	6,368	Dobra
Gmina Brudzew	rural	112.7	6,115	Brudzew
Gmina Kawęczyn	rural	101.1	5,304	Kawęczyn
Gmina Przykona	rural	110.9	4,173	Przykona
* seat not part of the gmina

References

Polish official population figures 2006

Gminas of Turek County

Seat	Turek (urban gmina)

Urban-rural gminas	Gmina Dobra Gmina Tuliszków

Rural gminas	Gmina Brudzew Gmina Kawęczyn Gmina Malanów Gmina Przykona Gmina Turek Gmina Władysławów

Counties of Greater Poland Voivodeship

City counties	Poznań (capital) Kalisz Konin Leszno

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 Złotów

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