Pleszew County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (
powiatA powiat is the second-level unit of local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a county, district or prefecture in other countries. The term powiat is most often translated into English as "county", although other terms are also sometimes used...
) in
Greater Poland VoivodeshipWielkopolska Voivodeship , or Greater Poland Voivodeship, is a voivodeship, or province, in west-central Poland. It was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Poznań, Kalisz, Konin, Piła and Leszno Voivodeships, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998...
, west-central
PolandPoland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and only town is
PleszewPleszew is a town in Poland, in Greater Poland Voivodeship, about 90 km southeast of Poznań. It is the capital of Pleszew County...
, which lies 83 kilometres (52 mi) south-east of the regional capital
PoznańPoznań is a city on the Warta river in west-central Poland, with a population of 556,022 in June 2009. It is among the oldest cities in Poland, and was one of the most important centres in the early Polish state, whose first rulers were buried at Poznań's cathedral. It is sometimes claimed to be...
.
The county covers an area of 711.91 square kilometres (274.9 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 61,951, out of which the population of Pleszew is 17,787 and the rural population is 44,164.
Neighbouring counties
Pleszew County is bordered by
Września CountyWrześnia County is a unit of territorial administration and local government 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...
and Słupca County to the north,
Konin CountyKonin County is a unit of territorial administration and local government 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...
to the north-east, the city of
KaliszKalisz is a city in central Poland with 106,857 inhabitants , the capital city of the Kalisz Region. Situated on the Prosna river in the southeastern part of the Greater Poland Voivodeship, the city forms a conurbation with the nearby towns of Ostrów Wielkopolski and Nowe Skalmierzyce...
and
Kalisz CountyKalisz County is a unit of territorial administration and local government 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 Kalisz, although the city...
to the south-east,
Ostrów Wielkopolski CountyOstrów Wielkopolski County is a unit of territorial administration and local government 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 Ostrów...
to the south,
Krotoszyn CountyKrotoszyn County is a unit of territorial administration and local government 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 Krotoszyn, which...
to the south-west, and
Jarocin CountyJarocin County is a unit of territorial administration and local government 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 Jarocin, which lies...
to the west.
Administrative division
The county is subdivided into six
gminaThe gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...
s (one urban-rural and five rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
| Gmina |
Type |
Area
(km²) |
Population
(2006) |
Seat |
| Gmina Pleszew Gmina Pleszew is an urban-rural gmina in Pleszew County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Pleszew, which lies approximately south-east of the regional capital Poznań....
|
urban-rural |
180.2 |
29,790 |
Pleszew Pleszew is a town in Poland, in Greater Poland Voivodeship, about 90 km southeast of Poznań. It is the capital of Pleszew County...
|
| Gmina Gołuchów |
rural |
135.5 |
9,703 |
Gołuchów |
| Gmina Dobrzyca Gmina Dobrzyca is a rural gmina in Pleszew County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Dobrzyca, which lies approximately west of Pleszew and south-east of the regional capital Poznań....
|
rural |
117.0 |
8,239 |
Dobrzyca |
| Gmina Czermin Gmina Czermin is a rural gmina in Pleszew County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Czermin, which lies approximately north of Pleszew and south-east of the regional capital Poznań....
|
rural |
97.8 |
4,811 |
Czermin Czermin is a village in Pleszew County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Czermin. It lies approximately north of Pleszew and south-east of the regional capital Poznań....
|
| Gmina Chocz Gmina Chocz is a rural gmina in Pleszew County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Chocz, which lies approximately north-east of Pleszew and south-east of the regional capital Poznań....
|
rural |
73.4 |
4,780 |
Chocz Chocz is a village in Pleszew County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Chocz. It lies approximately north-east of Pleszew and south-east of the regional capital Poznań....
|
| Gmina Gizałki |
rural |
108.6 |
4,628 |
Gizałki |