Chodzież County

Chodzież County (Polish: powiat chodzieski) 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 Chodzież, which lies 65 kilometres (40 mi) north of the regional capital Poznań. The county also contains the towns of Szamocin, lying 16 km (10 mi) east of Chodzież, and Margonin, 13 km (8 mi) east of Chodzież.

Chodzież County Powiat chodzieski
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Chodzież): 52°59′N 16°54′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Greater Poland
Seat	Chodzież
Gminas	Total 5 (incl. 1 urban) Chodzież Gmina Budzyń Gmina Chodzież Gmina Margonin Gmina Szamocin
Area
• Total	680.58 km2 (262.77 sq mi)
Population  (2006)
• Total	46,967
• Density	69/km2 (180/sq mi)
• Urban	26,875
• Rural	20,092
Car plates	PCH
Website	http://www.powiat-chodzieski.pl/

The county covers an area of 680.58 square kilometres (262.8 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 46,967, out of which the population of Chodzież is 19,652, that of Szamocin is 4,267, that of Margonin is 2,956, and the rural population is 20,092.

Neighbouring counties

Chodzież County is bordered by Piła County to the north, Wągrowiec County to the south-east, Oborniki County to the south and Czarnków-Trzcianka County to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into five gminas (one urban, 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
Chodzież	urban	12.8	19,652
Gmina Budzyń	rural	207.6	8,202	Budzyń
Gmina Szamocin	urban-rural	125.5	7,292	Szamocin
Gmina Margonin	urban-rural	122.0	6,414	Margonin
Gmina Chodzież	rural	212.7	5,407	Chodzież *
* seat not part of the gmina

References

• Polish official population figures 2006