until 1990 strzeszyn was part of the wider district "(dzielnica)" of jeżyce, and remains so for certain administrative purposes. in 1996 an "osiedle" (urban neighbourhood with an elected council) of strzeszyn was created. this, with modified boundaries, is now one of the 42 osiedles into which the entire area of poznań is divided (see administrative division of poznań). in 2010 the population of strzeszyn osiedle was 6,703, and it covered an area of .