Poznań County () 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 is the city of Poznań, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The county's administrative offices (starostwo powiatowe) are in the Jeżyce neighbourhood of Poznań.
Composition, Area and Population Poznań County contains 10 towns: Swarzędz, east of (central) Poznań, Luboń, south of Poznań, Mosina, south of Poznań, Murowana Goślina, north of Poznań, Puszczykowo, south of Poznań, Kostrzyn, east of Poznań, Pobiedziska, north-east of Poznań, Kórnik, south-east of Poznań, Buk, west of Poznań, and Stęszew, south-west of Poznań.
The county covers an area of . As of 2012 its total population is 341.357, out of which the urban population is 132,048 (Swarzędz 29,894, Luboń 26,935, Mosina 12,150, Murowana Goślina 10,140, Puszczykowo 9,311, Kostrzyn 8,539, Pobiedziska 8,329, Kórnik 6,981, Buk 6,181, Stęszew 5,339), and the rural population is 209,309.
Neighbouring counties Apart from the city of Poznań, Poznań County is also bordered by Oborniki County and Wągrowiec County to the north, Gniezno County and Września County to the east, Środa County to the south-east, Śrem County and Kościan County to the south, Grodzisk County and Nowy Tomyśl County to the west, and Szamotuły County to the north-west.
Administrative division The county is subdivided into 17 gminas (two urban, eight urban-rural and seven rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
GminaTypeAreaPopulationSeatGmina Swarzędzurban-rural102.040,499SwarzędzLubońurban13.526,935 Gmina Mosinaurban-rural170.925,098MosinaGmina Czerwonakrural91.423,692CzerwonakGmina Tarnowo Podgórnerural101.418,690Tarnowo PodgórneGmina Kórnikurban-rural186.617,585KórnikGmina Pobiedziskaurban-rural189.316,382PobiedziskaGmina Murowana Goślinaurban-rural162.915,766Murowana GoślinaGmina Kostrzynurban-rural154.015,456KostrzynGmina Komornikirural66.614,353KomornikiGmina Stęszewurban-rural175.213,919StęszewGmina Dopieworural108.113,889DopiewoGmina Suchy Lasrural116.613,219Suchy LasGmina Bukurban-rural90.311,917BukGmina Rokietnicarural79.39,415RokietnicaPuszczykowourban16.79,311 Gmina Kleszczeworural74.85,436Kleszczewo
Demographics
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Finances At the 5th European Congress of Councils in Kraków in 2019, the county was nationally awarded as best financially prudent among urban councils. A year later they came second.
In announcing 2021 budget they foresaw an annual income of 408,379,127.79zł and an expenditure of 446,379,127.79zł, leaving a deficit of 38,000,000.00zł which will be covered through its credit.
References
External links Polish official population figures 2006