Poznań County

County in Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland

Poznań County

Powiat poznański

County

Flag

Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship

Coordinates (Poznań): 52°24′N 16°55′E﻿ / ﻿52.400°N 16.917°E﻿ / 52.400; 16.917
Country|  Poland
Voivodeship|  Greater Poland
Administrative Seat| Poznań
Gminas|

Total 17 (incl. 2 urban)

* Luboń
* Puszczykowo
* Gmina Buk
* Gmina Czerwonak
* Gmina Dopiewo
* Gmina Kleszczewo
* Gmina Komorniki
* Gmina Kórnik
* Gmina Kostrzyn
* Gmina Mosina
* Gmina Murowana Goślina
* Gmina Pobiedziska
* Gmina Rokietnica
* Gmina Stęszew
* Gmina Suchy Las
* Gmina Swarzędz
* Gmina Tarnowo Podgórne

Area

• Total| 1,899.61 km2 (733.44 sq mi)
Population

(2020)

• Total| 403,417[1]
• Urban

| 135,360
• Rural

| 268,057
Car plates| POZ, PZ
Website| http://www.powiat.poznan.pl

Poznań County (Polish: powiat poznański) 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 city of Poznań, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The county's administrative offices (starostwo powiatowe) are in the Jeżyce neighbourhood of Poznań.

## Composition, Area and Population

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Poznań County contains 10 towns: Swarzędz, 11 km (7 mi) east of (central) Poznań, Luboń, 8 km (5 mi) south of Poznań, Mosina, 18 km (11 mi) south of Poznań, Murowana Goślina, 20 km (12 mi) north of Poznań, Puszczykowo, 14 km (9 mi) south of Poznań, Kostrzyn, 21 km (13 mi) east of Poznań, Pobiedziska, 27 km (17 mi) north-east of Poznań, Kórnik, 22 km (14 mi) south-east of Poznań, Buk, 28 km (17 mi) west of Poznań, and Stęszew, 21 km (13 mi) south-west of Poznań.

The county covers an area of 1,899.61 square kilometres (733.4 sq mi). As of 2012 its total population is 341.357, out of which the urban population is 132,048 (Swarzędz 29,894, Luboń 26,935, Mosina 12,150, Murowana Goślina 10,140, Puszczykowo 9,311, Kostrzyn 8,539, Pobiedziska 8,329, Kórnik 6,981, Buk 6,181, Stęszew 5,339), and the rural population is 209,309.

## Neighbouring counties

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Apart from the city of Poznań, Poznań County is also bordered by Oborniki County and Wągrowiec County to the north, Gniezno County and Września County to the east, Środa Wielkopolska County to the south-east, Śrem County and Kościan County to the south, Grodzisk Wielkopolski County and Nowy Tomyśl County to the west, and Szamotuły County to the north-west.

## Administrative division

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The county is subdivided into 17 gminas (two urban, eight urban-rural and seven rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

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

|
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|
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Gmina Swarzędz | urban-rural  | 102.0  | 40,499  | Swarzędz
Luboń | urban  | 13.5  | 26,935  |
Gmina Mosina | urban-rural  | 170.9  | 25,098  | Mosina
Gmina Czerwonak | rural  | 91.4  | 23,692  | Czerwonak
Gmina Tarnowo Podgórne | rural  | 101.4  | 18,690  | Tarnowo Podgórne
Gmina Kórnik | urban-rural  | 186.6  | 17,585  | Kórnik
Gmina Pobiedziska | urban-rural  | 189.3  | 16,382  | Pobiedziska
Gmina Murowana Goślina | urban-rural  | 162.9  | 15,766  | Murowana Goślina
Gmina Kostrzyn | urban-rural  | 154.0  | 15,456  | Kostrzyn
Gmina Komorniki | rural  | 66.6  | 14,353  | Komorniki
Gmina Stęszew | urban-rural  | 175.2  | 13,919  | Stęszew
Gmina Dopiewo | rural  | 108.1  | 13,889  | Dopiewo
Gmina Suchy Las | rural  | 116.6  | 13,219  | Suchy Las
Gmina Buk | urban-rural  | 90.3  | 11,917  | Buk
Gmina Rokietnica | rural  | 79.3  | 9,415  | Rokietnica
Puszczykowo | urban  | 16.7  | 9,311  |
Gmina Kleszczewo | rural  | 74.8  | 5,436  | Kleszczewo

## Demographics

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Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±%

|
|

1995 | 240,708| —
1998 | 248,672| +3.3%
2001 | 264,855| +6.5%
2004 | 280,924| +6.1%
2007 | 303,595| +8.1%
2010 | 327,110| +7.7%
2013 | 352,395| +7.7%
2015 | 366,097| +3.9%
2016 | 373,570| +2.0%
2017 | 381,630| +2.2%
2020 | 403,417| +5.7%
Note: 2010[2] 2014[3] 2017[4] 2020[5]

## Map

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A map of Poznań County. The pink lines indicate the boundaries of towns and gminas.

## Finances

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At the 5th European Congress of Councils in Kraków in 2019, the county was nationally awarded as best financially prudent among urban councils.[6] A year later they came second.[7]

In announcing 2021 budget they foresaw an annual income of 408,379,127.79zł and an expenditure of 446,379,127.79zł, leaving a deficit of 38,000,000.00zł which will be covered through its credit.[8]

## References

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1. ^ "Wyniki badań bieżących - Baza Demografia - Główny Urząd Statystyczny". demografia.stat.gov.pl. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
2. ^ "Ludność w gminach. Stan w dniu 31 marca 2011 r. – wyniki spisu ludności i mieszkań 2011 r." Główny Urząd Statystyczny. Archived from the original on 27 November 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
3. ^ "Population in Poland. Size and structure by territorial division as of December 31, 2015" (ASPX) (in Polish). Retrieved 26 May 2016.
4. ^ o.o., StayPoland Sp. z. "History of Rzeszow". Retrieved 28 April 2017.
5. ^ GUS (30 June 2020), TABL. II. LUDNOŚĆ, RUCH NATURALNY ORAZ MIGRACJE LUDNOŚCI WEDŁUG POWIATÓW W PIERWSZYM PÓŁROCZU 2020 R.
6. ^ Ranking samorządów – która gmina w Polsce najlepiej zarządza finansami, Forbes PL, 9 April 2019
7. ^ Artur Adamczak (30 June 2020), "Powiat Poznański w czołówce najlepszych samorządów", wpoznaniu.pl
8. ^ "Poznań: Powiat poznański z budżetem na 2021 rok", wnp.pl, 16 December 2020

## External links

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* Polish official population figures 2006

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Poznań County

Seat: Poznań (not part of the county)

Urban gminas|

* Luboń
* Puszczykowo

Urban-rural gminas|

* Gmina Buk
* Gmina Kórnik
* Gmina Kostrzyn
* Gmina Mosina
* Gmina Murowana Goślina
* Gmina Pobiedziska
* Gmina Stęszew
* Gmina Swarzędz

Rural gminas|

* Gmina Czerwonak
* Gmina Dopiewo
* Gmina Kleszczewo
* Gmina Komorniki
* Gmina Rokietnica
* Gmina Suchy Las
* Gmina Tarnowo Podgórne

* v
* t
* e

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|

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