Żnin County (powiat żniński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-central Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Żnin, which lies south-west of Bydgoszcz and west of Toruń. The county contains three other towns: Barcin, lying east of Żnin, Łabiszyn, lying north-east of Żnin, and Janowiec Wielkopolski, south-west of Żnin.

The county covers an area of . As of 2006 its total population is 69,763, out of which the population of Żnin is 14,052, that of Barcin is 7,810, that of Łabiszyn is 4,473, that of Janowiec Wielkopolski is 4,114, and the rural population is 39,314.

Neighbouring counties

Żnin County is bordered by Nakło County to the north, Bydgoszcz County to the north-east, Inowrocław County to the east, Mogilno County to the south-east, Gniezno County to the south and Wągrowiec County to the west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Żnin	urban-rural	251.6	24,089	Żnin
Gmina Barcin	urban-rural	121.1	14,791	Barcin
Gmina Łabiszyn	urban-rural	166.9	9,435	Łabiszyn
Gmina Janowiec Wielkopolski	urban-rural	130.7	9,314	Janowiec Wielkopolski
Gmina Rogowo	rural	178.6	6,899	Rogowo
Gmina Gąsawa	rural	135.7	5,235	Gąsawa

References

• Polish official population figures 2006