Kalisz County


Kalisz County is a unit of territorial administration and local government 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 is the city of Kalisz, although the city is not part of the county. The only town in Kalisz County is Stawiszyn, which lies north of Kalisz.
The county covers an area of. As of 2006 its total population is 80,369, out of which the population of Stawiszyn is 1,554 and the rural population is 78,815.

Neighbouring counties

Apart from the city of Kalisz, Kalisz County is also bordered by Konin County to the north, Turek County to the north-east, Sieradz County to the east, Ostrzeszów County to the south, Ostrów Wielkopolski County to the west and Pleszew County to the north-west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 11 gminas. These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
GminaTypeArea
Population
Seat
Gmina Opatówekurban-rural104.310,148Opatówek
Gmina Blizanówrural157.89,251Blizanów
Gmina Żelazkówrural113.68,942Żelazków
Gmina Godziesze Wielkierural105.18,385Godziesze Wielkie
Gmina Szczytnikirural110.78,086Szczytniki
Gmina Koźminekrural88.47,514Koźminek
Gmina Stawiszynurban-rural78.37,244Stawiszyn
Gmina Brzezinyrural127.15,866Brzeziny
Gmina Liskówrural75.85,454Lisków
Gmina Mycielinrural110.84,950Korzeniew
Gmina Ceków-Koloniarural88.24,529Ceków-Kolonia