Turek County

Not to be confused withTurek County (Congress Poland).

Turek County Powiat turecki
County
Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Turek):52°1′N18°30′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Greater Poland
Seat	Turek
Gminas	Total 9 (incl. 1 urban) Turek Gmina Brudzew Gmina Dobra Gmina Kawęczyn Gmina Malanów Gmina Przykona Gmina Tuliszków Gmina Turek Gmina Władysławów
Area
• Total	929.4 km2(358.8 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	83,635
• Density	90/km2(230/sq mi)
•Urban	34,206
• Rural	49,429
Car plates	PTU
Website	http:// powiat.turek.pl

Turek County(Polish:powiat turecki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) inGreater Poland Voivodeship,west-centralPoland.It came into being on 1 January 1999 as a result of thePolish local government reformspassed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town isTurek,which lies 117 kilometres (73 mi) east of the regional capitalPoznań.The county also contains the towns ofTuliszków,lying 16 km (10 mi) north-west of Turek, andDobra,15 km (9 mi) south-east of Turek.

The county covers an area of 929.4 square kilometres (358.8 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 83,635, out of which the population of Turek is 29,302, that of Tuliszków is 3,393, that of Dobra is 1,511, and the rural population is 49,429.

Neighbouring counties

Turek County is bordered byKoło Countyto the north,Poddębice Countyto the east,Sieradz Countyto the south,Kalisz Countyto the south-west andKonin Countyto the north-west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into ninegminas(one urban, two urban-rural and six rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Turek	urban	16.2	29,302
Gmina Tuliszków	urban-rural	149.4	10,510	Tuliszków
Gmina Władysławów	rural	90.7	7,807	Władysławów
Gmina Turek	rural	109.4	7,605	Turek*
Gmina Malanów	rural	107.2	6,451	Malanów
Gmina Dobra	urban-rural	131.8	6,368	Dobra
Gmina Brudzew	rural	112.7	6,115	Brudzew
Gmina Kawęczyn	rural	101.1	5,304	Kawęczyn
Gmina Przykona	rural	110.9	4,173	Przykona
* seat not part of the gmina

References

• Polish official population figures 2006