Śrem County

Śrem County
Powiat śremski
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Śrem): 52°5′N 17°1′E / 52.083°N 17.017°E / 52.083; 17.017
Country Poland
VoivodeshipGreater Poland
SeatŚrem
Gminas
Area
  Total
574.41 km2 (221.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
  Total
58,646
  Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
  Urban
34,430
  Rural
24,216
Car platesPSE
Websitehttp://www.powiat-srem.pl

Śrem County (Polish: powiat śremski) 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 Śrem, which lies 36 kilometres (22 mi) south of the regional capital Poznań. The county also contains the towns of Książ Wielkopolski, lying 15 km (9 mi) east of Śrem, and Dolsk, 12 km (7 mi) south of Śrem.

The county covers an area of 574.41 square kilometres (221.8 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 58,646, out of which the population of Śrem is 30,227, that of Książ Wielkopolski is 2,724, that of Dolsk is 1,479, and the rural population is 24,216.