Pleszew County


Pleszew 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 town of Pleszew, which lies south-east of the regional capital Poznań.
The county covers an area of. As of 2006 its total population is 61,951, out of which the population of Pleszew is 17,787 and the rural population is 44,164.

Neighbouring counties

Pleszew County is bordered by Września County and Słupca County to the north, Konin County to the north-east, the city of Kalisz and Kalisz County to the south-east, Ostrów Wielkopolski County to the south, Krotoszyn County to the south-west, and Jarocin County to the west.

Administrative divisions

The county is subdivided into six gminas. These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
GminaTypeArea
Population
Seat
Gmina Pleszewurban-rural180.229,790Pleszew
Gmina Gołuchówrural135.59,703Gołuchów
Gmina Dobrzycaurban-rural117.08,239Dobrzyca
Gmina Czerminrural97.84,811Czermin
Gmina Choczurban-rural73.44,780Chocz
Gmina Gizałkirural108.64,628Gizałki