Turek County

Turek County
Powiat turecki
Coat of arms of Turek County
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Turek): 52°1′N 18°30′E / 52.017°N 18.500°E / 52.017; 18.500
Country Poland
Voivodeship Greater Poland
SeatTurek
Gminas
Area
 • Total
929.4 km2 (358.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total
83,635
 • Density90/km2 (230/sq mi)
 • Urban
34,206
 • Rural
49,429
Car platesPTU
Websitehttp://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.