Konin County


Konin County is a unit of territorial administration and local government 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 Konin, although the city is not part of the county. The county contains five towns: Golina, north-west of Konin, Kleczew, north of Konin, Sompolno, north-east of Konin, Ślesin, north of Konin, and Rychwał, south of Konin.
The county covers an area of. As of 2006 its total population is 123,646, out of which the population of Golina is 4,330, that of Kleczew is 4,173, that of Sompolno is 3,695, that of Ślesin is 3,102, that of Rychwał is 2,377, and the rural population is 105,969.

Neighbouring counties

Apart from the city of Konin, Konin County is also bordered by Mogilno County, Inowrocław County and Radziejów County to the north, Koło County to the east, Turek County to the south-east, Kalisz County to the south, Pleszew County to the south-west, and Słupca County to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 14 gminas. These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
GminaTypeArea
Population
Seat
Gmina Ślesinurban-rural145.713,446Ślesin
Gmina Golinaurban-rural99.111,326Golina
Gmina Sompolnourban-rural137.410,530Sompolno
Gmina Kazimierz Biskupirural108.010,459Kazimierz Biskupi
Gmina Stare Miastorural97.810,355Stare Miasto
Gmina Kramskrural131.810,133Kramsk
Gmina Kleczewurban-rural110.19,721Kleczew
Gmina Rychwałurban-rural117.88,387Rychwał
Gmina Wierzbinekrural148.17,597Wierzbinek
Gmina Krzymówrural92.77,074Krzymów
Gmina Rzgówrural104.76,818Rzgów Pierwszy
Gmina Wilczynrural83.16,422Wilczyn
Gmina Skulskrural84.96,145Skulsk
Gmina Grodziecrural117.75,233Grodziec