Leszno County
Leszno County
Powiat leszczyński | |
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Location within the voivodeship | |
| Coordinates (Leszno): 51°51′N 16°34′E / 51.850°N 16.567°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Greater Poland |
| Seat | Leszno |
| Gminas | |
| Area | |
• Total | 804.65 km2 (310.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 58,255 |
| • Density | 72/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 19,273 |
| • Rural | 38,982 |
| Car plates | PLE |
| Website | http://www.powiat-leszczynski.pl |
Leszno County (Polish: powiat leszczyński) 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 is the city of Leszno, although the city itself is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The only towns in Leszno County are Rydzyna, which lies 9 km (6 mi) south-east of Leszno, and Osieczna, 10 km (6 mi) north-east of Leszno.
The county covers an area of 804.65 square kilometres (310.7 sq mi). As of 2021 its total population is 58,255, out of which the population of Rydzyna is 9,962, that of Osieczna is 9,311, and the rural population is 38,982.