Turek County

Turek County Powiat turecki
County
Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Turek): 52°1′N 18°30′E / 52.017°N 18.500°E / 52.017; 18.500
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://www.powiat.turek.pl

Turek County (Polish: powiat turecki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central Poland. It came into being on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Turek, which lies 117 kilometres (73 mi) east of the regional capital Poznań. The county also contains the towns of Tuliszków, lying 16 km (10 mi) north-west of Turek, and Dobra, 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.

Turek County is bordered by Koło County to the north, Poddębice County to the east, Sieradz County to the south, Kalisz County to the south-west and Konin County to the north-west.

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

• Polish official population figures 2006