Nowy Tomyśl County

Nowy Tomyśl County
Nowy Tomyśl County
Powiat nowotomyski
—  County  —

Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Nowy Tomyśl): 52°19′0″N 16°8′0″E / 52.316667°N 16.133333°E / 52.316667; 16.133333Coordinates: 52°19′0″N 16°8′0″E / 52.316667°N 16.133333°E / 52.316667; 16.133333
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

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