Środa County, Greater Poland Voivodeship
Środa County
Powiat średzki | |
|---|---|
Location within the voivodeship | |
| Coordinates (Środa Wielkopolska): 52°14′N 17°17′E / 52.233°N 17.283°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Greater Poland |
| Seat | Środa Wielkopolska |
| Gminas | |
| Area | |
• Total | 623.18 km2 (240.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 54,568 |
| • Density | 88/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 21,635 |
| • Rural | 32,933 |
| Car plates | PSR |
| Website | http://www.srodawlkp-powiat.pl/ |
Środa County (Polish: powiat średzki [ˈpɔvjat ˈɕrɛt͡skʲi]) 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 only town is Środa Wielkopolska, which lies 32 kilometres (20 mi) south-east of the regional capital Poznań.
The county covers an area of 623.18 square kilometres (240.6 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 54,568, out of which the population of Środa Wielkopolska is 21,635 and the rural population is 32,933.