Żnin County

Żnin County
Powiat żniński
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Żnin): 52°51′N 17°42′E / 52.850°N 17.700°E / 52.850; 17.700
Country Poland
VoivodeshipKuyavian-Pomeranian
SeatŻnin
Gminas
Area
  Total
984.55 km2 (380.14 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
  Total
68,113
  Urban
29,697
  Rural
38,416
Car platesCZN
Websitehttp://www.znin.pl

Żnin County (Polish: powiat żniński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-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 Żnin, which lies 36 km (22 mi) south-west of Bydgoszcz and 65 km (40 mi) west of Toruń. The county contains three other towns: Barcin, lying 17 km (11 mi) east of Żnin, Łabiszyn, lying 19 km (12 mi) north-east of Żnin, and Janowiec Wielkopolski, 18 km (11 mi) south-west of Żnin.

The county covers an area of 984.55 square kilometres (380.1 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 68,113, out of which the population of Żnin is 13,864, that of Barcin is 7,408, that of Łabiszyn is 4,472, that of Janowiec Wielkopolski is 3,953, and the rural population is 38,416.