Jarocin County

Jarocin County (Polish: powiat jarociński) 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 largest town is Jarocin, which lies 63 kilometres (39 mi) south-east of the regional capital Poznań. The only other town in the county is Żerków, lying 12 km (7 mi) north of Jarocin.

Jarocin County Powiat jarociński
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Jarocin): 51°58′N 17°30′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Greater Poland
Seat	Jarocin
Gminas	Total 4 Gmina Jaraczewo Gmina Jarocin Gmina Kotlin Gmina Żerków
Area
• Total	587.7 km2 (226.9 sq mi)
Population  (2006)
• Total	70,390
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
• Urban	27,892
• Rural	42,498
Car plates	PJA
Website	http://www.powiat-jarocinski.pl

The county covers an area of 587.7 square kilometres (226.9 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 70,390, out of which the population of Jarocin is 25,834, that of Żerków is 2,058, and the rural population is 42,498.

Neighbouring counties

Jarocin County is bordered by Środa Wielkopolska County and Września County to the north, Pleszew County to the east, Krotoszyn County to the south, and Gostyń County and Śrem County to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into four gminas (two urban-rural and two rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Jarocin	urban-rural	200.2	44,430	Jarocin
Gmina Żerków	urban-rural	170.5	10,555	Żerków
Gmina Jaraczewo	rural	132.9	8,281	Jaraczewo
Gmina Kotlin	rural	84.1	7,124	Kotlin

References

• Polish official population figures 2006