Słupca County Powiat słupecki | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location within the voivodeship | |
 Division into gminas | |
| Coordinates (Słupca):52°18′N17°52′E / 52.300°N 17.867°E /52.300; 17.867 | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Greater Poland |
| Seat | Słupca |
| Gminas | |
| Area | |
• Total | 837.91 km2 (323.52 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 58,725 |
| • Density | 70.085/km2 (181.52/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 17,295 |
| • Rural | 41,430 |
| Car plates | PSL |
| Website | http://www.powiat-slupca.pl |
Słupca County (Polish:powiat słupecki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) inGreater Poland Voivodeship, west-centralPoland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of thePolish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town isSłupca, which lies 66 kilometres (41 mi) east of the regional capitalPoznań. The only other town in the county isZagórów, lying 16 km (10 mi) south of Słupca.
The county covers an area of 837.91 square kilometres (323.5 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 58,725, out of which the population of Słupca is 14,363, that of Zagórów is 2,932, and the rural population is 41,430.
Słupca County is bordered byMogilno County to the north,Konin County to the east,Pleszew County to the south,Września County to the west andGniezno County to the north-west.
The county is subdivided into eightgminas (one urban, one urban-rural and six rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
| Gmina | Type | Area (km2) | Population (2006) | Seat |
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| Słupca | urban | 10.3 | 14,363 | |
| Gmina Strzałkowo | rural | 142.4 | 9,617 | Strzałkowo |
| Gmina Zagórów | urban-rural | 159.6 | 9,073 | Zagórów |
| Gmina Słupca | rural | 144.9 | 8,974 | Słupca * |
| Gmina Lądek | rural | 98.3 | 5,660 | Lądek |
| Gmina Ostrowite | rural | 104.1 | 5,069 | Ostrowite |
| Gmina Orchowo | rural | 98.1 | 3,892 | Orchowo |
| Gmina Powidz | rural | 80.2 | 2,077 | Powidz |
| * seat not part of the gmina | ||||
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