Chodzież County | |
Native Name: | Powiat chodzieski |
Settlement Type: | County |
Total Type: | Total |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Greater Poland |
Area Total Km2: | 680.58 |
Population Total: | 46967 |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Urban: | 26875 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Rural |
Population Blank1: | 20092 |
Coor Pinpoint: | Chodzież |
Coordinates: | 52.9833°N 70°W |
Seat: | Chodzież |
Parts Type: | Gminas |
Parts: | Total 5 (incl. 1 urban) |
P1: | Chodzież |
P2: | Gmina Budzyń |
P3: | Gmina Chodzież |
P4: | Gmina Margonin |
P5: | Gmina Szamocin |
Blank Name: | Car plates |
Blank Info: | PCH |
Website: | http://www.powiat-chodzieski.pl/ |
Chodzież County (pl|powiat chodzieski) 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 Chodzież, which lies 65km (40miles) north of the regional capital Poznań. The county also contains the towns of Szamocin, lying 160NaN0 east of Chodzież, and Margonin, 130NaN0 east of Chodzież.
The county covers an area of 680.58km2. As of 2006 its total population is 46,967, out of which the population of Chodzież is 19,652, that of Szamocin is 4,267, that of Margonin is 2,956, and the rural population is 20,092.
Chodzież County is bordered by Piła County to the north, Wągrowiec County to the south-east, Oborniki County to the south and Czarnków-Trzcianka County to the west.
The county is subdivided into five gminas (one urban, 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 |
Chodzież | urban | 12.8 | 19,652 | |
Gmina Budzyń | rural | 207.6 | 8,202 | Budzyń |
Gmina Szamocin | urban-rural | 125.5 | 7,292 | Szamocin |
Gmina Margonin | urban-rural | 122.0 | 6,414 | Margonin |
Gmina Chodzież | rural | 212.7 | 5,407 | Chodzież * |
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