Turek County
Powiat turecki | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
 Location within the voivodeship | |
 Division into gminas | |
| Coordinates (Turek): 52°1′N 18°30′E / 52.017°N 18.500°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship |  Greater Poland |
| Seat | Turek |
| Gminas | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 929.4 km2 (358.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 83,635 |
| • Density | 90/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 34,206 |
| • Rural | 49,429 |
| Car plates | PTU |
| Website | http://www.powiat.turek.pl |
Turek County (Polish: powiat turecki) 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 and largest town is Turek, which lies 117 kilometres (73 mi) east of the regional capital Poznań. The county also contains the towns of Tuliszków, lying 16 km (10 mi) north-west of Turek, and Dobra, 15 km (9 mi) south-east of Turek.
The county covers an area of 929.4 square kilometres (358.8 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 83,635, out of which the population of Turek is 29,302, that of Tuliszków is 3,393, that of Dobra is 1,511, and the rural population is 49,429.