Szamotuły County

Szamotuły County Powiat szamotulski
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Szamotuły): 52°36′N 16°35′E / 52.600°N 16.583°E / 52.600; 16.583
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Greater Poland
Seat	Szamotuły
Gminas	Total 8 (incl. 1 urban) Obrzycko Gmina Duszniki Gmina Kaźmierz Gmina Obrzycko Gmina Ostroróg Gmina Pniewy Gmina Szamotuły Gmina Wronki
Area
• Total	1,119.55 km2 (432.26 sq mi)
Population  (2006)
• Total	85,849
• Density	77/km2 (200/sq mi)
• Urban	41,940
• Rural	43,909
Car plates	PSZ
Website	http://www.powiat-szamotuly.pl

Szamotuły County (Polish: powiat szamotulski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central Poland. It came into existence on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Szamotuły, which lies 32 kilometres (20 mi) north-west of the regional capital Poznań. The county contains four other towns: Wronki, 18 km (11 mi) north-west of Szamotuły, Pniewy, 24 km (15 mi) south-west of Szamotuły, Obrzycko, 13 km (8 mi) north of Szamotuły, and Ostroróg, 9 km (6 mi) north-west of Szamotuły.

The county covers an area of 1,119.55 square kilometres (432.3 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 85,849, out of which the population of Szamotuły is 18,760, that of Wronki is 11,551, that of Pniewy is 7,464, that of Obrzycko is 2,170, that of Ostroróg is 1,995, and the rural population is 43,909.

Szamotuły County is bordered by Czarnków-Trzcianka County to the north, Oborniki County to the east, Poznań County to the south-east, Nowy Tomyśl County to the south-west and Międzychód County to the west.

The county is subdivided into eight gminas (one urban, four urban-rural and three rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

• Polish official population figures 2006