Inowrocław County
# Inowrocław County

Inowrocław County (Polish: powiat inowrocławski) 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 Inowrocław, which lies 36 km (22 mi) south-west of Toruń and 40 km (25 mi) south-east of Bydgoszcz. The county contains four other towns: Kruszwica, lying 14 km (9 mi) south of Inowrocław, Janikowo, lying 12 km (7 mi) south-west of Inowrocław, Gniewkowo, 16 km (10 mi) north-east of Inowrocław, and Pakość, 13 km (8 mi) west of Inowrocław.

The county covers an area of 1,224.94 square kilometres (473.0 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 165,237, out of which the population of Inowrocław is 72,786, that of Kruszwica is 8,809, that of Janikowo is 8,745, that of Gniewkowo is 7,110, that of Pakość is 5,706, and the rural population is 57,060.

## Neighbouring counties

Inowrocław County is bordered by Bydgoszcz County to the north, Toruń County to the north-east, Aleksandrów County to the east, Radziejów County to the south-east, Konin County to the south, Mogilno County to the south-west and Żnin County to the west.

## Administrative division

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

| Gmina | Type | Area $(km^2)$ | Population (2019) | Seat |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Inowrocław | urban | 30.4 | 72,786 | |
| Gmina Kruszwica | urban-rural | 262.2 | 19,245 | Kruszwica |
| Gmina Gniewkowo | urban-rural | 179.4 | 14,392 | Gniewkowo |
| Gmina Janikowo | urban-rural | 92.3 | 13,151 | Janikowo |
| Gmina Inowrocław | rural | 171.1 | 11,808 | Inowrocław * |
| Gmina Pakość | urban-rural | 86.3 | 9,766 | Pakość |
| Gmina Złotniki Kujawskie | rural | 135.6 | 9,194 | Złotniki Kujawskie |
| Gmina Dąbrowa Biskupia | rural | 147.4 | 5,112 | Dąbrowa Biskupia |
| Gmina Rojewo | rural | 120.2 | 4,762 | Rojewo |
| * seat not part of the gmina |||||
