Koło County

Infobox Settlement
name = Koło County
native_name = Powiat kolski
settlement_type =

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image_shield = POL powiat kolski COA.svg

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map_caption = Location within the voivodeship
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = Greater Poland
area_total_km2 = 1011.03
population_total = 88601
population_as_of = 2006
population_density_km2 = auto
population_urban = 33721
population_blank1_title = Rural
population_blank1 = 54880
coor_type = Koło
latd = 52
latm = 12
lats =
latNS = N
longd = 18
longm = 38
longs =
longEW = E
seat = Koło
parts_type = Gminas
parts = Total 11 (incl. 1 urban)
p1 = Koło
p2 = Gmina Babiak
p3 = Gmina Chodów
p4 = Gmina Dąbie
p5 = Gmina Grzegorzew
p6 = Gmina Kłodawa
p7 = Gmina Koło
p8 = Gmina Kościelec
p9 = Gmina Olszówka
p10 = Gmina Osiek Mały
p11 = Gmina Przedecz
blank_name = Car plates
blank_info = PKL
website = http://www.starostwokolskie.pl __NOTOC__Koło County ( _pl. powiat kolski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Koło, which lies convert|119|km|mi|0 east of the regional capital Poznań. The county contains three other towns: Kłodawa, convert|21|km|mi|0|abbr=on east of Koło, Dąbie, convert|19|km|mi|0|abbr=on south-east of Koło, and Przedecz, convert|21|km|mi|0|abbr=on north-east of Koło.

The county covers an area of convert|1011.03|km2|sqmi|1. As of 2006 its total population is 88,601, out of which the population of Koło is 23,034, that of Kłodawa is 6,829, that of Dąbie is 2,087, that of Przedecz is 1,771, and the rural population is 54,880.

Neighbouring counties

Koło County is bordered by Radziejów County and Włocławek County to the north, Kutno County and Łęczyca County to the east, Poddębice County to the south-east, Turek County to the south, and Konin County to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 11 gminas (one urban, three urban-rural and seven rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

References

* [http://www.stat.gov.pl/gus/45_655_PLK_HTML.htm Polish official population figures 2006]