Kielce County





County in Świętokrzyskie, Poland


















































Kielce County


Powiat kielecki

County




Flag of Kielce County
Flag
Coat of arms of Kielce County
Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship

Coordinates (Kielce): 50°53′N 20°37′E / 50.883°N 20.617°E / 50.883; 20.617Coordinates: 50°53′N 20°37′E / 50.883°N 20.617°E / 50.883; 20.617
Country
 Poland
Voivodeship Świętokrzyskie
Seat Kielce
Gminas
Area

 • Total 2,247.45 km2 (867.75 sq mi)
Population
(2016)

 • Total 208 798
 • Urban

 13 415
 • Rural

 195 383
Car plates TKI
Website http://www.powiat.kielce.pl/


Kielce County (Polish: powiat kielecki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, south-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 is the city of Kielce, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The county contains five towns: Chęciny, 14 km (9 mi) south-west of Kielce, Chmielnik, 32 km (20 mi) south of Kielce, Daleszyce, 17 km (11 mi) south-east of Kielce, Bodzentyn, 25 km (16 mi) east of Kielce, Morawica, 13,7 km (8,5 mi) south of Kielce.


The county covers an area of 2,247.45 square kilometres (867.7 sq mi). As of 2016 its total population is 208 798, out of which the population of Chęciny is 4 421, that of Chmielnik is 3 834, that of Daleszyce is 2 913, that of Bodzentyn is 2 247, and the rural population is 195 383.



Neighbouring counties


Apart from the city of Kielce, Kielce County is also bordered by Końskie County to the north, Skarżysko County to the north-east, Starachowice County, Ostrowiec County and Opatów County to the east, Staszów County to the south-east, Busko County and Pińczów County to the south, Jędrzejów County to the south-west, and Włoszczowa County to the west.



Administrative division


The county is subdivided into 19 gminas (four urban-rural and 15 rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
















































































































































Gmina
Type
Area
(km²)
Population
(2016)
Seat

Gmina Piekoszów
 rural
 102.5
 16 361
Piekoszów

Gmina Chęciny
 urban-rural
 127.6
 15 050
Chęciny

Gmina Daleszyce
 urban-rural
 222.2
 15 698
Daleszyce

Gmina Morawica
 urban-rural
 140.5
 15 898
Morawica

Gmina Górno
 rural
 83.3
 14 056
Górno

Gmina Zagnańsk
 rural
 124.4
 12 969
Zagnańsk

Gmina Bodzentyn
 urban-rural
 160.3
 11 642
Bodzentyn

Gmina Chmielnik
 urban-rural
 142.9
 11 426
Chmielnik

Gmina Miedziana Góra
 rural
 70.8
 11 295
Miedziana Góra

Gmina Bieliny
 rural
 88.1
 10 197
Bieliny

Gmina Strawczyn
 rural
 86.3
 10 525
Strawczyn

Gmina Nowa Słupia
 rural
 85.9
 9 594
Nowa Słupia

Gmina Masłów
 rural
 86.3
 10 638
Masłów

Gmina Mniów
 rural
 95.3
 9 357
Mniów

Gmina Łopuszno
 rural
 176.8
 8 979
Łopuszno

Gmina Sitkówka-Nowiny
 rural
 45.8
 7 711
Osiedle-Nowiny

Gmina Łagów
 rural
 113.0
 6 929
Łagów

Gmina Raków
 rural
 191.1
 5 683
Raków

Gmina Pierzchnica
 rural
 104.6
 4 790
Pierzchnica


References


  • Polish official population figures 2006











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