Czarnków–Trzcianka County

Czarnków–Trzcianka County Powiat czarnkowsko-trzcianecki
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Czarnków): 52°54′N 16°34′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Greater Poland
Seat	Czarnków
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 county 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

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

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
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

• Polish official population figures 2006