Szydłowiec County
Szydłowiec County
Powiat szydłowiecki | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location within the voivodeship | |
 Division into gminas | |
| Coordinates (Szydłowiec): 51°14′N 20°51′E / 51.233°N 20.850°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Masovian |
| Seat | Szydłowiec |
| Gminas | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 452.22 km2 (174.60 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 39,766 |
| • Density | 88/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 11,736 |
| • Rural | 28,030 |
| Car plates | WSZ |
| Website | http://www.szydlowiecpowiat.pl/ |
Szydłowiec County (Polish: powiat szydłowiecki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-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 only town is Szydłowiec, which lies 110 kilometres (68 mi) south of Warsaw.
The county covers an area of 452.22 square kilometres (174.6 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 39,766, out of which the population of Szydłowiec is 11,736, and the rural population is 28,030.[1]
Neighbouring counties
[edit]Szydłowiec County is bordered by Radom County to the north-east, Starachowice County to the south-east, Skarżysko County to the south, Końskie County to the west and Przysucha County to the north-west.
Administrative division
[edit]The county is subdivided into five gminas (one urban-rural and four rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
| Gmina | Type | Area (km2) |
Population (2019) |
Seat |
| Gmina Szydłowiec | urban-rural | 138.2 | 18,764 | Szydłowiec |
| Gmina Orońsko | rural | 81.9 | 5,971 | Orońsko |
| Gmina Chlewiska | rural | 124.2 | 5,939 | Chlewiska |
| Gmina Jastrząb | rural | 54.8 | 5,192 | Jastrząb |
| Gmina Mirów | rural | 53.1 | 3,900 | Mirów |
References
[edit]- ^ GUS. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
Seat: Szydłowiec | ||
| Urban-rural gmina |  | |
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