Radziejów County

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Radziejów County
Powiat radziejowski
Flag of Radziejów County
Coat of arms of Radziejów County
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Radziejów): 52°38′N 18°31′E / 52.633°N 18.517°E / 52.633; 18.517
Country Poland
VoivodeshipKuyavian-Pomeranian
SeatRadziejów
Gminas
Area
 • Total607 km2 (234 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total40,546
 • Density67/km2 (170/sq mi)
 • Urban
10,034
 • Rural
30,512
Car platesCRA
Websitehttp://www.radziejow.pl

Radziejów County (Polish: powiat radziejowski) 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 and largest town is Radziejów, which lies 45 km (28 mi) south of Toruń and 64 km (40 mi) south-east of Bydgoszcz. The only other town in the county is Piotrków Kujawski, lying 10 km (6 mi) south of Radziejów.

The county covers an area of 607 square kilometres (234.4 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 40,546, out of which the population of Radziejów is 5,578, that of Piotrków Kujawski is 4,456, and the rural population is 30,512.

Neighbouring counties[edit]

Radziejów County is bordered by Aleksandrów County to the north, Włocławek County to the east, Koło County and Konin County to the south, and Inowrocław County to the north-west.

Administrative division[edit]

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

Gmina Type Area
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Gmina Piotrków Kujawski urban-rural 138.6 9,311 Piotrków Kujawski
Gmina Osięciny rural 123.0 7,619 Osięciny
Radziejów urban 5.7 5,578  
Gmina Dobre rural 70.8 5,372 Dobre
Gmina Topólka rural 102.9 4,827 Topólka
Gmina Radziejów rural 92.6 4,366 Radziejów *
Gmina Bytoń rural 73.4 3,473 Bytoń
* seat not part of the gmina

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