Tarnowskie Góry County

Tarnowskie Góry County Powiat tarnogórski
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Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates (Tarnowskie Góry): 50°27′N 18°52′E / 50.45°N 18.867°E / 50.45; 18.867
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Silesian
Seat	Tarnowskie Góry
Gminas	Total 9 (incl. 4 urban) Kalety Miasteczko Śląskie Radzionków Tarnowskie Góry Gmina Krupski Młyn Gmina Ożarowice Gmina Świerklaniec Gmina Tworóg Gmina Zbrosławice
Area
- Total	642.63 km2 (248.1 sq mi)
Population (2006)
- Total	137,979
- Density	214.7/km2 (556.1/sq mi)
- Urban	94,352
- Rural	43,627
Car plates	STA
Website	http://www.powiat.tarnogorski.pl/

Tarnowskie Góry County (Polish: powiat tarnogórski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Silesian Voivodeship, southern 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 largest town is Tarnowskie Góry, which lies 25 kilometres (16 mi) north-west of the regional capital Katowice. The county contains three other towns: Radzionków, 8 km (5 mi) south of Tarnowskie Góry, Kalety, 14 km (9 mi) north of Tarnowskie Góry, and Miasteczko Śląskie, 5 km (3 mi) north-east of Tarnowskie Góry.

The county covers an area of 642.63 square kilometres (248.1 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 137,979, out of which the population of Tarnowskie Góry is 61,107, that of Radzionków is 17,220, that of Kalety is 8,657, that of Miasteczko Śląskie is 7,368, and the rural population is 43,627.

Neighbouring counties

Tarnowskie Góry County is bordered by Lubliniec County to the north, Myszków County to the east, Będzin County and the city of Piekary Śląskie to the south-east, the cities of Bytom and Zabrze to the south, the city of Gliwice and Gliwice County to the south-west, and Strzelce County to the west.

Administrative division

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

References

• Polish official population figures 2006

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