Gniezno County




County in Greater Poland, Poland






















































Gniezno County


Powiat gnieźnieński

County




Flag of Gniezno County
Flag
Coat of arms of Gniezno County
Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship

Coordinates (Gniezno): 52°32′N 17°36′E / 52.533°N 17.600°E / 52.533; 17.600Coordinates: 52°32′N 17°36′E / 52.533°N 17.600°E / 52.533; 17.600
Country
 Poland
Voivodeship
 Greater Poland
Seat Gniezno
Gminas
Area

 • Total 1,254.34 km2 (484.30 sq mi)
Population
(2006)

 • Total 140,333
 • Density 110/km2 (290/sq mi)
 • Urban

 90,957
 • Rural

 49,376
Car plates PGN
Website http://www.powiat-gniezno.pl

Gniezno County (Polish: powiat gnieźnieński) 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 Gniezno, which lies 49 kilometres (30 mi) east of the regional capital Poznań. The county contains four other towns: Witkowo, 16 km (10 mi) south-east of Gniezno, Trzemeszno, 16 km (10 mi) east of Gniezno, Kłecko, 16 km (10 mi) north-west of Gniezno, and Czerniejewo, 14 km (9 mi) south-west of Gniezno.


The county covers an area of 1,254.34 square kilometres (484.3 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 140,333, out of which the population of Gniezno is 70,080, that of Witkowo is 7,855, that of Trzemeszno is 7,789, that of Kłecko is 2,677, that of Czerniejewo is 2,556, and the rural population is 49,376.



Neighbouring counties


Gniezno County is bordered by Żnin County to the north, Mogilno County to the east, Słupca County to the south-east, Września County to the south, Poznań County to the west, and Wągrowiec County to the north-west.



Administrative division


The county is subdivided into 10 gminas (one urban, four urban-rural and five rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.


















































































Gmina
Type
Area
(km²)
Population
(2006)
Seat

Gniezno
 urban
 49.0
 70,080
  

Gmina Trzemeszno
 urban-rural
 174.8
 14,019
Trzemeszno

Gmina Witkowo
 urban-rural
 184.4
 13,446
Witkowo

Gmina Gniezno
 rural
 178.0
 8,343
Gniezno *

Gmina Kłecko
 urban-rural
 131.7
 7,569
Kłecko

Gmina Czerniejewo
 urban-rural
 112.0
 6,913
Czerniejewo

Gmina Niechanowo
 rural
 105.3
 5,395
Niechanowo

Gmina Łubowo
 rural
 113.4
 5,344
Łubowo

Gmina Kiszkowo
 rural
 114.6
 5,235
Kiszkowo

Gmina Mieleszyn
 rural
 99.2
 3,989
Mieleszyn
* seat not part of the gmina


References


  • Polish official population figures 2006













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