Krotoszyn County Powiat krotoszyński | |
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 Location within the voivodeship | |
| Coordinates (Krotoszyn):51°41′N17°26′E / 51.683°N 17.433°E /51.683; 17.433 | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Greater Poland |
| Seat | Krotoszyn |
| Gminas | Total 6 (incl. 1 urban) |
| Area | |
• Total | 714.23 km2 (275.77 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 77,092 |
| • Density | 107.94/km2 (279.56/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 46,482 |
| • Rural | 30,610 |
| Car plates | PKR |
| Website | http://www.starostwo.krotoszyn.pl |
Krotoszyn County (Polish:powiat krotoszyński) 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 isKrotoszyn, which lies 88 kilometres (55 mi) south-east of the regional capitalPoznań. The county contains four other towns:Koźmin Wielkopolski, 16 km (10 mi) north of Krotoszyn,Zduny, 6 km (4 mi) south-west of Krotoszyn,Kobylin, 14 km (9 mi) west of Krotoszyn, andSulmierzyce, 12 km (7 mi) south-east of Krotoszyn.
The county covers an area of 714.23 square kilometres (275.8 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 77,092, out of which the population of Krotoszyn is 29,421, that of Koźmin Wielkopolski is 6,707, that of Zduny is 4,498, that of Kobylin is 3,084, that of Sulmierzyce is 2,772, and the rural population is 30,610.
Krotoszyn County is bordered byJarocin County to the north,Pleszew County to the north-east,Ostrów Wielkopolski County to the east,Milicz County to the south,Rawicz County to the west andGostyń County to the north-west.
The county is subdivided into sixgminas (one urban, four urban-rural and one rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
| Gmina | Type | Area (km2) | Population (2006) | Seat |
| Gmina Krotoszyn | urban-rural | 255.5 | 40,360 | Krotoszyn |
| Gmina Koźmin Wielkopolski | urban-rural | 152.7 | 13,820 | Koźmin Wielkopolski |
| Gmina Kobylin | urban-rural | 112.4 | 8,039 | Kobylin |
| Gmina Zduny | urban-rural | 85.2 | 6,946 | Zduny |
| Gmina Rozdrażew | rural | 79.5 | 5,155 | Rozdrażew |
| Sulmierzyce | urban | 29.0 | 2,772 |
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