Zawiercie County

Zawiercie County Powiat zawierciański
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Coordinates (Zawiercie): 50°30′N 19°25′E / 50.5°N 19.417°E / 50.5; 19.417
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Silesian
Seat	Zawiercie
Gminas	Total 10 (incl. 2 urban) Poręba Zawiercie Gmina Irządze Gmina Kroczyce Gmina Łazy Gmina Ogrodzieniec Gmina Pilica Gmina Szczekociny Gmina Włodowice Gmina Żarnowiec
Area
- Total	1,003.27 km2 (387.4 sq mi)
Population (2006)
- Total	124,127
- Density	123.7/km2 (320.4/sq mi)
- Urban	79,197
- Rural	44,930
Car plates	SZA
Website	http://www.zawiercie.powiat.pl/

Zawiercie County (Polish: powiat zawierciański) 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 Zawiercie, which lies 41 kilometres (25 mi) north-east of the regional capital Katowice. The county contains five other towns: Poręba, 6 km (4 mi) west of Zawiercie, Łazy, 8 km (5 mi) south of Zawiercie, Ogrodzieniec, 9 km (6 mi) south-east of Zawiercie, Szczekociny, 33 km (21 mi) north-east of Zawiercie, and Pilica, 18 km (11 mi) east of Zawiercie.

The county covers an area of 1,003.27 square kilometres (387.4 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 124,127, out of which the population of Zawiercie is 52,926, that of Poręba is 8,784, that of Łazy is 7,139, that of Ogrodzieniec is 4,465, that of Szczekociny is 3,912, that of Pilica is 1,971, and the rural population is 44,930.

Neighbouring counties

Zawiercie County is bordered by Częstochowa County to the north, Włoszczowa County to the north-east, Jędrzejów County and Miechów County to the east, Olkusz County and the city of Dąbrowa Górnicza to the south, Będzin County to the south-west, and Myszków County to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 10 gminas (two urban, four urban-rural and four rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

References

• Polish official population figures 2006

v • d • e Gminas of Zawiercie County Urban gminas Zawiercie (seat) • Poręba Urban-rural gminas Gmina Łazy • Gmina Ogrodzieniec • Gmina Pilica • Gmina Szczekociny Rural gminas Gmina Irządze • Gmina Kroczyce • Gmina Włodowice • Gmina Żarnowiec

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