Koło County
Koło County
Powiat kolski | |
|---|---|
Location within the voivodeship | |
Division into gminas | |
| Coordinates (Koło): 52°12′N 18°38′E / 52.200°N 18.633°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Greater Poland |
| Seat | Koło |
| Gminas | |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,011.03 km2 (390.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 88,244 |
| • Density | 87/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 33,721 |
| • Rural | 54,880 |
| Car plates | PKL |
| Website | http://www.starostwokolskie.pl |
Koło County (Polish: powiat kolski) 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 in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Koło, which lies 119 kilometres (74 mi) east of the regional capital Poznań. The county contains three other towns: Kłodawa, 21 km (13 mi) east of Koło, Dąbie, 19 km (12 mi) south-east of Koło, and Przedecz, 21 km (13 mi) north-east of Koło.
The county covers an area of 1,011.03 square kilometres (390.4 sq mi). As of 2010, its total population was 88,244, out of which the population of Koło was 23,034, that of Kłodawa was 6,829, that of Dąbie was 2,087, that of Przedecz was 1,771, and the rural population was 54,880.