Konin County

Konin County
Powiat koniński
Coat of arms of Konin County
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Konin): 52°13′N 18°16′E / 52.217°N 18.267°E / 52.217; 18.267
Country Poland
Voivodeship Greater Poland
SeatKonin
Gminas
Area
 • Total1,578.71 km2 (609.54 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total123,646
 • Density78/km2 (200/sq mi)
 • Urban
17,677
 • Rural
105,969
Car platesPKN
Websitehttp://www.powiat.konin.pl

Konin County (Polish: powiat koniński) 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 is the city of Konin, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The county contains five towns: Golina, 12 km (7 mi) north-west of Konin, Kleczew, 19 km (12 mi) north of Konin, Sompolno, 27 km (17 mi) north-east of Konin, Ślesin, 17 km (11 mi) north of Konin, and Rychwał, 18 km (11 mi) south of Konin.

The county covers an area of 1,578.71 square kilometres (609.5 sq mi). As of 2006, its total population is 123,646, out of which the population of Golina is 4,330, that of Kleczew is 4,173, that of Sompolno is 3,695, that of Ślesin is 3,102, that of Rychwał is 2,377, and the rural population is 105,969.