Włocławek County
Włocławek County
Powiat włocławski | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location within the voivodeship | |
| Coordinates (Włocławek): 52°39′N 19°3′E / 52.650°N 19.050°ECoordinates: 52°39′N 19°3′E / 52.650°N 19.050°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Kuyavian-Pomeranian |
| Seat | Włocławek |
| Gminas | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,472.34 km2 (568.47 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 86,131[1] |
| • Urban | 17,014 |
| • Rural | 69,117 |
| Car plates | CWL |
| Website | http://www.powiat.wloclawski.pl |
Włocławek County (Polish: powiat włocławski) 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 is the city of Włocławek, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The county contains six towns: Brześć Kujawski, which lies 12 km (7 mi) south-west of Włocławek, Kowal, which lies 15 km (9 mi) south-east of Włocławek, Lubraniec, which lies 19 km (12 mi) south-west of Włocławek, Izbica Kujawska, which lies 33 km (21 mi) south-west of Włocławek, Chodecz, which lies 28 km (17 mi) south of Włocławek, and Lubień Kujawski, 29 km (18 mi) south of Włocławek.
The county covers an area of 1,472.34 square kilometres (568.5 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 86,131, out of which the population of Brześć Kujawski is 4,642, that of Kowal is 3,479, that of Lubraniec is 2,999, that of Izbica Kujawska is 2,609, that of Chodecz is 1,894, that of Lubień Kujawski is 1,391, and the rural population is 69,117.
Neighbouring counties[]
Apart from the city of Włocławek, Włocławek County is also bordered by Lipno County to the north, Płock County to the east, Gostynin County to the south-east, Kutno County and Koło County to the south, Radziejów County to the west, and Aleksandrów County to the north-west.
Administrative division[]
The county is subdivided into 13 gminas (one urban, five urban-rural and seven rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
| Gmina | Type | Area (km2) |
Population (2019)[1] |
Seat |
| Gmina Brześć Kujawski | urban-rural | 150.4 | 11,506 | Brześć Kujawski |
| Gmina Fabianki | rural | 76.1 | 10,094 | Fabianki |
| Gmina Lubraniec | urban-rural | 148.2 | 9,442 | Lubraniec |
| Gmina Choceń | rural | 99.7 | 7,939 | Choceń |
| Gmina Izbica Kujawska | urban-rural | 132.1 | 7,677 | Izbica Kujawska |
| Gmina Lubień Kujawski | urban-rural | 150.2 | 7,373 | Lubień Kujawski |
| Gmina Włocławek | rural | 219.9 | 7,262 | Włocławek * |
| Gmina Chodecz | urban-rural | 122.2 | 6,026 | Chodecz |
| Gmina Lubanie | rural | 69.3 | 4,584 | Lubanie |
| Gmina Kowal | rural | 114.8 | 3,922 | Kowal * |
| Kowal | urban | 4.7 | 3,479 | |
| Gmina Baruchowo | rural | 107.1 | 3,441 | Baruchowo |
| Gmina Boniewo | rural | 77.7 | 3,386 | Boniewo |
| * seat not part of the gmina | ||||
Roads[]
Highway
- Autostrada A1/E75
Country Roads
- Country Road 1/E75
- Country Road 62
- Country Road 67
References[]
- ^ a b GUS. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
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| Land counties | ||
- Włocławek County
- Land counties of Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship