Toruń County





County in Kuyavian-Pomeranian, Poland






















































Toruń County


Powiat toruński

County




Flag of Toruń County
Flag

Coat of arms of Toruń County
Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship

Coordinates (Toruń): 53°2′N 18°37′E / 53.033°N 18.617°E / 53.033; 18.617Coordinates: 53°2′N 18°37′E / 53.033°N 18.617°E / 53.033; 18.617
Country
 Poland
Voivodeship Kuyavian-Pomeranian
Seat Toruń
Gminas
Area

 • Total 1,229.71 km2 (474.79 sq mi)
Population
(2006)

 • Total 89,505
 • Density 73/km2 (190/sq mi)
 • Urban

15,273
 • Rural

74,232
Car plates CTR
Website http://www.powiattorunski.pl

Toruń County (Polish: powiat toruński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-central Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Toruń, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The only town in Toruń County is Chełmża, which lies nineteen kilometers (twelve miles) north of Toruń.


The county covers an area of 1,229.71 square kilometres (474.8 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 89,505, out of which the population of Chełmża is 15,273 and the rural population is 74,232.



Neighboring counties


Apart from the city of Toruń, Toruń County is also bordered by Chełmno County to the north, Wąbrzeźno County to the north-east, Golub-Dobrzyń County and Lipno County to the east, Aleksandrów County to the south, Inowrocław County to the south-west, and the city of Bydgoszcz and Bydgoszcz County to the west.



Administrative division


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










































































Gmina
Type
Area
(km²)
Population
(2006)
Seat

Gmina Lubicz
rural
106.0
16,930

Lubicz

Chełmża
urban
7.8
15,273
 

Gmina Zławieś Wielka
rural
177.5
11,408

Zławieś Wielka

Gmina Obrowo
rural
162.0
10,010

Obrowo

Gmina Chełmża
rural
178.7
9,447

Chełmża *

Gmina Łysomice
rural
127.3
8,396

Łysomice

Gmina Czernikowo
rural
169.4
8,378

Czernikowo

Gmina Łubianka
rural
84.6
5,734

Łubianka

Gmina Wielka Nieszawka
rural
216.3
3,929

Wielka Nieszawka
* seat not part of the gmina


References


  • Polish official population figures for 2006











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