Turek County

Not to be confused with Turek County (Congress Poland).

County in Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland

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.

## Neighbouring counties[edit]

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.

## Administrative division[edit]

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.

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

|
|
|
|

Turek | urban  | 16.2  | 29,302  |
Gmina Tuliszków | urban-rural  | 149.4  | 10,510  | Tuliszków
Gmina Władysławów | rural  | 90.7  | 7,807  | Władysławów
Gmina Turek | rural  | 109.4  | 7,605  | Turek *
Gmina Malanów | rural  | 107.2  | 6,451  | Malanów
Gmina Dobra | urban-rural  | 131.8  | 6,368  | Dobra
Gmina Brudzew | rural  | 112.7  | 6,115  | Brudzew
Gmina Kawęczyn | rural  | 101.1  | 5,304  | Kawęczyn
Gmina Przykona | rural  | 110.9  | 4,173  | Przykona
* seat not part of the gmina

## References[edit]

* Polish official population figures 2006

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Gminas of Turek County

Seat|

* Turek (urban gmina)

Urban-rural gminas|

* Gmina Dobra
* Gmina Tuliszków

Rural gminas|

* Gmina Brudzew
* Gmina Kawęczyn
* Gmina Malanów
* Gmina Przykona
* Gmina Turek
* Gmina Władysławów

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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

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