Kalisz County
Powiat kaliski | |
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 Flag .svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location within the voivodeship | |
| Coordinates (Kalisz): 51°45′27″N 18°4′48″E / 51.75750°N 18.08000°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship |  Greater Poland |
| Seat | Kalisz |
| Gminas | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,160.02 km2 (447.89 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 80,369 |
| • Density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,554 |
| • Rural | 78,815 |
| Car plates | PKA |
| Website | http://www.powiat.kalisz.pl |
Kalisz County (Polish: powiat kaliski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central Poland. It came into being on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Kalisz, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The only town in Kalisz County is Stawiszyn, which lies 18 km (11 mi) north of Kalisz.
The county covers an area of 1,160.02 square kilometres (447.9 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 80,369, out of which the population of Stawiszyn is 1,554 and the rural population is 78,815.