Czarnków-Trzcianka County

County in Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland

Czarnków-Trzcianka County

Powiat czarnkowsko-trzcianecki

County

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Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship

Coordinates (Czarnków, Trzcianka): 52°54′N 16°34′E﻿ / ﻿52.900°N 16.567°E﻿ / 52.900; 16.567
Country|  Poland
Voivodeship|  Greater Poland
Seat| Czarnków , Trzcianka
Gminas|

Total 8 (incl. 1 urban)

* Czarnków
* Gmina Czarnków
* Gmina Drawsko
* Gmina Krzyż Wielkopolski
* Gmina Lubasz
* Gmina Połajewo
* Gmina Trzcianka
* Gmina Wieleń

Area

• Total| 1,808.19 km2 (698.15 sq mi)
Population

(2006)

• Total| 86,134
• Density| 48/km2 (120/sq mi)
• Urban

| 40,335
• Rural

| 45,799
Car plates| PCT
Website| http://www.czarnkowsko-trzcianecki.pl

Czarnków-Trzcianka County (Polish: powiat czarnkowsko-trzcianecki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the town of Czarnków, which lies 61 kilometres (38 mi) north-west of the regional capital Poznań. The county contains three other towns: Trzcianka, 18 km (11 mi) north of Czarnków, Krzyż Wielkopolski, 38 km (24 mi) west of Czarnków, and Wieleń, 27 km (17 mi) west of Czarnków.

The county covers an area of 1,808.19 square kilometres (698.1 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 86,134, out of which the population of Trzcianka is 16,756, that of Czarnków is 11,356, that of Krzyż Wielkopolski is 6,283, that of Wieleń is 5,940, and the rural population is 45,799.

## Neighbouring counties[edit]

Czarnków-Trzcianka County is bordered by Wałcz County and Piła County to the north, Chodzież County to the east, Oborniki County and Szamotuły County to the south, Międzychód County to the south-west, and Strzelce-Drezdenko County to the west.

## Administrative division[edit]

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

Gmina | Type | Area
(km2) | Population
(2006) | Seat

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Gmina Trzcianka | urban-rural  | 375.3  | 23,482  | Trzcianka
Gmina Wieleń | urban-rural  | 428.3  | 12,572  | Wieleń
Czarnków | urban  | 9.7  | 11,356  |
Gmina Czarnków | rural  | 347.8  | 10,887  | Czarnków *
Gmina Krzyż Wielkopolski | urban-rural  | 174.6  | 8,791  | Krzyż Wielkopolski
Gmina Lubasz | rural  | 167.6  | 6,992  | Lubasz
Gmina Połajewo | rural  | 142.0  | 6,140  | Połajewo
Gmina Drawsko | rural  | 163.0  | 5,914  | Drawsko
* seat not part of the gmina
County Office in Czarnków

## References[edit]

* Polish official population figures 2006

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Gminas of Czarnków-Trzcianka County

Seat|

* Czarnków (urban gmina)

Urban-rural gminas|

* Gmina Krzyż Wielkopolski
* Gmina Trzcianka
* Gmina Wieleń

Rural gminas|

* Gmina Czarnków
* Gmina Drawsko
* Gmina Lubasz
* Gmina Połajewo

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Counties of Greater Poland Voivodeship

City counties|

* Poznań (capital)
* Kalisz
* Konin
* Leszno

Land counties|

* Chodzież
* Czarnków-Trzcianka
* Gniezno
* Gostyń
* Grodzisk Wielkopolski
* Jarocin
* Kalisz
* Kępno
* Koło
* Konin
* Kościan
* Krotoszyn
* Leszno
* Międzychód
* Nowy Tomyśl
* Oborniki
* Ostrów Wielkopolski
* Ostrzeszów
* Piła
* Pleszew
* Poznań
* Rawicz
* Słupca
* Śrem
* Środa Wielkopolska
* Szamotuły
* Turek
* Wągrowiec
* Wolsztyn
* Września
* Złotów

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* Germany

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