Krotoszyn County


Krotoszyn 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 and largest town is Krotoszyn, which lies south-east of the regional capital Poznań. The county contains four other towns: Koźmin Wielkopolski, north of Krotoszyn, Zduny, south-west of Krotoszyn, Kobylin, west of Krotoszyn, and Sulmierzyce, south-east of Krotoszyn.
The county covers an area of. As of 2006 its total population is 77,092, out of which the population of Krotoszyn is 29,421, that of Koźmin Wielkopolski is 6,707, that of Zduny is 4,498, that of Kobylin is 3,084, that of Sulmierzyce is 2,772, and the rural population is 30,610.

Neighbouring counties

Krotoszyn County is bordered by Jarocin County to the north, Pleszew County to the north-east, Ostrów Wielkopolski County to the east, Milicz County to the south, Rawicz County to the west and Gostyń County to the north-west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into six gminas. These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
GminaTypeArea
Population
Seat
Gmina Krotoszynurban-rural255.540,360Krotoszyn
Gmina Koźmin Wielkopolskiurban-rural152.713,820Koźmin Wielkopolski
Gmina Kobylinurban-rural112.48,039Kobylin
Gmina Zdunyurban-rural85.26,946Zduny
Gmina Rozdrażewrural79.55,155Rozdrażew
Sulmierzyceurban29.02,772