- Nowy Tomyśl County
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Nowy Tomyśl County
Powiat nowotomyski— County —
Coat of armsLocation within the voivodeship Division into gminas Coordinates (Nowy Tomyśl): 52°19′0″N 16°8′0″E / 52.316667°N 16.133333°ECoordinates: 52°19′0″N 16°8′0″E / 52.316667°N 16.133333°E Country Poland Voivodeship Greater Poland Seat Nowy Tomyśl Gminas Area – Total 1,011.67 km2 (390.6 sq mi) Population (2006) – Total 71,817 – Density 71/km2 (183.9/sq mi) – Urban 34,538 – Rural 37,279 Car plates PNT Website http://www.nowytomysl.com.pl Nowy Tomyśl County (Polish: powiat nowotomyski) 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 and largest town is Nowy Tomyśl, which lies 55 kilometres (34 mi) west of the regional capital Poznań. The county contains three other towns: Opalenica, 20 km (12 mi) east of Nowy Tomyśl, Zbąszyń, 17 km (11 mi) south-west of Nowy Tomyśl, and Lwówek, 16 km (10 mi) north of Nowy Tomyśl.
The county covers an area of 1,011.67 square kilometres (390.6 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 71,817, out of which the population of Nowy Tomyśl is 15,225, that of Opalenica is 9,104, that of Zbąszyń is 7,300, that of Lwówek is 2,909, and the rural population is 37,279.
Neighbouring counties
Nowy Tomyśl County is bordered by Międzychód County to the north, Szamotuły County to the north-east, Poznań County and Grodzisk Wielkopolski County to the east, Wolsztyn County to the south, Zielona Góra County to the south-west, and Świebodzin County and Międzyrzecz County to the west.
Administrative division
The county is subdivided into six gminas (four urban-rural and two rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
Gmina Type Area
(km²)Population
(2006)Seat Gmina Nowy Tomyśl urban-rural 185.9 24,237 Nowy Tomyśl Gmina Opalenica urban-rural 147.7 15,588 Opalenica Gmina Zbąszyń urban-rural 179.8 13,469 Zbąszyń Gmina Lwówek urban-rural 183.5 9,151 Lwówek Gmina Kuślin rural 106.3 5,571 Kuślin Gmina Miedzichowo rural 208.5 3,801 Miedzichowo References
Urban-rural gminas Rural gminas Counties of Greater Poland Voivodeship City counties 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 • ZłotówCategories:- Nowy Tomyśl County
- Land counties of Greater Poland Voivodeship
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