Gniezno County Powiat gnieźnieński | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location within the voivodeship | |
| Coordinates (Gniezno):52°32′N17°36′E / 52.533°N 17.600°E /52.533; 17.600 | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship |  Greater Poland |
| Seat | Gniezno |
| Gminas | |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,254.34 km2 (484.30 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 140,333 |
| • Density | 111.878/km2 (289.763/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 90,957 |
| • Rural | 49,376 |
| Car plates | PGN |
| Website | http://www.powiat-gniezno.pl |
Gniezno County (Polish:powiat gnieźnieński) 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 isGniezno, which lies 49 kilometres (30 mi) east of the regional capitalPoznań. The county contains four other towns:Witkowo, 16 km (10 mi) south-east of Gniezno,Trzemeszno, 16 km (10 mi) east of Gniezno,Kłecko, 16 km (10 mi) north-west of Gniezno, andCzerniejewo, 14 km (9 mi) south-west of Gniezno.
The county covers an area of 1,254.34 square kilometres (484.3 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 140,333, out of which the population of Gniezno is 70,080, that of Witkowo is 7,855, that of Trzemeszno is 7,789, that of Kłecko is 2,677, that of Czerniejewo is 2,556, and the rural population is 49,376.
Gniezno County is bordered byŻnin County to the north,Mogilno County to the east,Słupca County to the south-east,Września County to the south,Poznań County to the west, andWągrowiec County to the north-west.
The county is subdivided into 10gminas (one urban, four urban-rural and five rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
| Gmina | Type | Area (km2) | Population (2006) | Seat |
| Gniezno | urban | 49.0 | 70,080 | |
| Gmina Trzemeszno | urban-rural | 174.8 | 14,019 | Trzemeszno |
| Gmina Witkowo | urban-rural | 184.4 | 13,446 | Witkowo |
| Gmina Gniezno | rural | 178.0 | 8,343 | Gniezno * |
| Gmina Kłecko | urban-rural | 131.7 | 7,569 | Kłecko |
| Gmina Czerniejewo | urban-rural | 112.0 | 6,913 | Czerniejewo |
| Gmina Niechanowo | rural | 105.3 | 5,395 | Niechanowo |
| Gmina Łubowo | rural | 113.4 | 5,344 | Łubowo |
| Gmina Kiszkowo | rural | 114.6 | 5,235 | Kiszkowo |
| Gmina Mieleszyn | rural | 99.2 | 3,989 | Mieleszyn |
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