Poznań County


Poznań 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 Poznań, although the city is not part of the county. The county's administrative offices are in the Jeżyce neighbourhood of Poznań.
Poznań County contains 10 towns: Swarzędz, east of Poznań, Luboń, south of Poznań, Mosina, south of Poznań, Murowana Goślina, north of Poznań, Puszczykowo, south of Poznań, Kostrzyn, east of Poznań, Pobiedziska, north-east of Poznań, Kórnik, south-east of Poznań, Buk, west of Poznań, and Stęszew, south-west of Poznań.
The county covers an area of. As of 2012 its total population is 341.357, out of which the urban population is 132,048, and the rural population is 209,309.

Neighbouring counties

Apart from the city of Poznań, Poznań County is also bordered by Oborniki County and Wągrowiec County to the north, Gniezno County and Września County to the east, Środa Wielkopolska County to the south-east, Śrem County and Kościan County to the south, Grodzisk Wielkopolski County and Nowy Tomyśl County to the west, and Szamotuły County to the north-west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 17 gminas. These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
GminaTypeArea
Population
Seat
Gmina Swarzędzurban-rural102.040,499Swarzędz
Lubońurban13.526,935
Gmina Mosinaurban-rural170.925,098Mosina
Gmina Czerwonakrural82.223,692Czerwonak
Gmina Tarnowo Podgórnerural101.418,690Tarnowo Podgórne
Gmina Kórnikurban-rural186.617,585Kórnik
Gmina Pobiedziskaurban-rural189.316,382Pobiedziska
Gmina Murowana Goślinaurban-rural172.115,766Murowana Goślina
Gmina Kostrzynurban-rural154.015,456Kostrzyn
Gmina Komornikirural66.614,353Komorniki
Gmina Stęszewurban-rural175.213,919Stęszew
Gmina Dopieworural108.113,889Dopiewo
Gmina Suchy Lasrural116.613,219Suchy Las
Gmina Bukurban-rural90.311,917Buk
Gmina Rokietnicarural79.39,415Rokietnica
Puszczykowourban16.79,311
Gmina Kleszczeworural74.85,436Kleszczewo

Demographics

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