Międzychód County




County in Greater Poland, Poland























































Międzychód County


Powiat międzychodzki

County




Flag of Międzychód County
Flag
Coat of arms of Międzychód County
Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship


Division into gminas
Division into gminas

Coordinates (Międzychód): 52°36′N 15°53′E / 52.600°N 15.883°E / 52.600; 15.883Coordinates: 52°36′N 15°53′E / 52.600°N 15.883°E / 52.600; 15.883
Country
 Poland
Voivodeship Greater Poland
Seat Międzychód
Gminas

Total 4


  • Gmina Chrzypsko Wielkie

  • Gmina Kwilcz

  • Gmina Międzychód

  • Gmina Sieraków
Area

 • Total 736.66 km2 (284.43 sq mi)
Population
(2006)

 • Total 36,329
 • Density 49/km2 (130/sq mi)
 • Urban

 16,914
 • Rural

 19,415
Car plates PMI
Website http://www.powiat-miedzychodzki.pl

Międzychód County (Polish: powiat międzychodzki) 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 Międzychód, which lies 74 kilometres (46 mi) west of the regional capital Poznań. The only other town in the county is Sieraków, lying 16 km (10 mi) east of Międzychód.


The county covers an area of 736.66 square kilometres (284.4 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 36,329, out of which the population of Międzychód is 10,920, that of Sieraków is 5,994, and the rural population is 19,415.



Neighbouring counties


Międzychód County is bordered by Czarnków-Trzcianka County to the north-east, Szamotuły County to the east, Nowy Tomyśl County to the south, Międzyrzecz County to the south-west and Strzelce-Drezdenko County to the north-west.



Administrative division


The county is subdivided into four gminas (two 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 Międzychód
 urban-rural
 307.2
 18,290
Międzychód

Gmina Sieraków
 urban-rural
 203.3
 8,649
Sieraków

Gmina Kwilcz
 rural
 141.8
 6,097
Kwilcz

Gmina Chrzypsko Wielkie
 rural
 84.3
 3,293
Chrzypsko Wielkie


References


  • Polish official population figures 2006











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