Local government
Starostwo Powiatowe in Kościan
Address 64 -000 Kościan, al. Kościuszki 22
Tel. +48 (065) 512-17-85, 512-14-66 w.45, w.46
Tel./fax +48 (065) 512-08-25

http://www.powiatkoscian.pl
e-mail: powiatkoscian@post.pl

The chairman of local government Jerzy Skoracki
Vice - Chairman Stefan Stachowiak

Area
Area ( km2 ) 722
Farming grounds ( %) 76,7
Forest (%) 12,9
The other terrains (%) 10,4

Communes
Number of communes 5
Urban communes 1
Country communes 1
Mixed communes 3

Population of communes
Kościan Town 24 474
Kościan commune 14 777
Town and commune Czempiń 11 322
Town and commune Krzywiń 10 158
Town and commune Śmigiel 17 575

Demography
Population overall 78 306
women 40 020
men 38 286

Growth of population
Demographical structure (According to the age)
preproduction age 21 236
after production age 10 542
production age 46 528

Economical entities
Overall 6 125
Trading and services 1 935
Farming, forestry,
hunting 890
Building 876
Production activity 769
Other 2 545

Technical infrastructure
Roads overall (km) 741
Water-supply system (km) 567
Gas pipelines (km) 245
Flats 20 623
Average usable floor space (square meter/person) 18,8
Phone subscribers:
overall 16 490
per 1000 of citizens 211

Employment
Employed 23 621
Unemployed (registered) 1 146
Unemployment rate 3,9%

Communal budget
Income (mln PLN) 73,7
Costs (mln PLN) 80,8

District budget
Income (mln PLN) 25,5
Costs (mln PLN) 25,5

Education
Primary schools 25
Middle school 12
Secondary schools 4
Technical middle schools 8
Technical schools 5
Post secondary schools 3
Universities 1

Communication
Railway connections Poznań, Wrocław
Closest motorways A2 (Berlin - Moscow)
Closest airport Poznań - Ławica