Turek County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat

Powiat

A powiat is the second-level unit of local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a county, district or prefecture in other countries. The term powiat is most often translated into English as "county", although other terms are also sometimes used...

) in Greater Poland Voivodeship

Greater Poland Voivodeship

Wielkopolska Voivodeship , or Greater Poland Voivodeship, is a voivodeship, or province, in west-central Poland. It was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Poznań, Kalisz, Konin, Piła and Leszno Voivodeships, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998...

, west-central Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

. 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 Turek, which lies 117 kilometres (73 mi) east of the regional capital Poznań

Poznan

Poznań is a city on the Warta river in west-central Poland, with a population of 556,022 in June 2009. It is among the oldest cities in Poland, and was one of the most important centres in the early Polish state, whose first rulers were buried at Poznań's cathedral. It is sometimes claimed to be...

. The county also contains the towns of Tuliszków

Tuliszków

Tuliszków is a town in Turek County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,406 inhabitants . It was also home to the first Jewish Ghetto established by Nazi Germany during the World War II. The walls for the ghetto were estimated to have been raised in December 1939, or January 1940....

, lying 16 km (10 mi) north-west of Turek, and Dobra

Dobra, Turek County

Dobra is a town in Turek County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 1,562 inhabitants ....

, 15 km (9 mi) south-east of Turek.

The county covers an area of 929.4 square kilometres (358.8 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 83,635, out of which the population of Turek is 29,302, that of Tuliszków is 3,393, that of Dobra is 1,511, and the rural population is 49,429.

Neighbouring counties

Turek County is bordered by Koło County to the north, Poddębice County

Poddebice County

Poddębice County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Łódź Voivodeship, 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 Poddębice, which lies west of...

 to the east, Sieradz County

Sieradz County

Sieradz County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Łódź Voivodeship, 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 Sieradz, which lies west of the...

 to the south, Kalisz County

Kalisz County

Kalisz County is a unit of territorial administration and local government 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 Kalisz, although the city...

 to the south-west and Konin County

Konin County

Konin County is a unit of territorial administration and local government 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 Konin, although the city...

 to the north-west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into nine gmina

Gmina

The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...

s (one urban, two urban-rural and six rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Turek	urban	16.2	29,302
Gmina Tuliszków Gmina Tuliszków Gmina Tuliszków is an urban-rural gmina in Turek County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Tuliszków, which lies approximately north-west of Turek and east of the regional capital Poznań....	urban-rural	149.4	10,510	Tuliszków Tuliszków Tuliszków is a town in Turek County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,406 inhabitants . It was also home to the first Jewish Ghetto established by Nazi Germany during the World War II. The walls for the ghetto were estimated to have been raised in December 1939, or January 1940....
Gmina Władysławów	rural	90.7	7,807	Władysławów
Gmina Turek Gmina Turek Gmina Turek is a rural gmina in Turek County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Turek, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina....	rural	109.4	7,605	Turek *
Gmina Malanów Gmina Malanów Gmina Malanów is a rural gmina in Turek County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Malanów, which lies approximately south-west of Turek and south-east of the regional capital Poznań....	rural	107.2	6,451	Malanów Malanów, Greater Poland Voivodeship Malanów is a village in Turek County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Malanów. It lies approximately south-west of Turek and south-east of the regional capital Poznań....
Gmina Dobra Gmina Dobra, Greater Poland Voivodeship Gmina Dobra is an urban-rural gmina in Turek County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Dobra, which lies approximately south-east of Turek and south-east of the regional capital Poznań....	urban-rural	131.8	6,368	Dobra Dobra, Turek County Dobra is a town in Turek County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 1,562 inhabitants ....
Gmina Brudzew Gmina Brudzew Gmina Brudzew is a rural gmina in Turek County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Brudzew, which lies approximately north-east of Turek and east of the regional capital Poznań....	rural	112.7	6,115	Brudzew Brudzew, Turek County Brudzew is a village in Turek County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Brudzew. It lies approximately north-east of Turek and east of the regional capital Poznań....
Gmina Kawęczyn Gmina Kaweczyn Gmina Kawęczyn is a rural gmina in Turek County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Kawęczyn, which lies approximately south of Turek and south-east of the regional capital Poznań....	rural	101.1	5,304	Kawęczyn Kaweczyn, Turek County Kawęczyn is a village in Turek County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Kawęczyn. It lies approximately south of Turek and south-east of the regional capital Poznań....
Gmina Przykona Gmina Przykona Gmina Przykona is a rural gmina in Turek County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Przykona, which lies approximately south-east of Turek and east of the regional capital Poznań....	rural	110.9	4,173	Przykona Przykona Przykona is a village in Turek County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Przykona. It lies approximately south-east of Turek and east of the regional capital Poznań....
* seat not part of the gmina