Września County

Września County
Powiat wrzesiński
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Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Września):
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Greater Poland
Seat Września
Gminas
Area
 • Total 704.19 km2 (271.9 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 73,778
 • Density 104.8/km2 (271.4/sq mi)
 • Urban 38,597
 • Rural 35,181
Car plates PWR
Website http://www.wrzesnia.powiat.pl/

Września County (Polish: powiat wrzesiński) 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 Września, which lies 46 kilometres (29 mi) east of the regional capital Poznań. The county contains three other towns: Miłosław, 16 km (10 mi) south-west of Września, Nekla, 12 km (7 mi) west of Września, and Pyzdry, 20 km (12 mi) south of Września.

The county covers an area of 704.19 square kilometres (271.9 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 73,778, out of which the population of Września is 28,617, that of Miłosław is 3,589, that of Nekla is 3,203, that of Pyzdry is 3,188, and the rural population is 35,181.

Neighbouring counties

Września County is bordered by Gniezno County to the north, Słupca County to the east, Pleszew County and Jarocin County to the south, and Środa Wielkopolska County and Poznań County to the west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina Type Area
(km²)
Population
(2006)
Seat
Gmina Września urban-rural 221.8 43,575 Września
Gmina Miłosław urban-rural 132.3 10,266 Miłosław
Gmina Pyzdry urban-rural 137.9 7,217 Pyzdry
Gmina Nekla urban-rural 96.2 6,623 Nekla
Gmina Kołaczkowo rural 116.0 6,097 Kołaczkowo

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