Pszczyna County




County in Silesian, Poland






















































Pszczyna County


Powiat pszczyński

County




Flag of Pszczyna County
Flag

Coat of arms of Pszczyna County
Coat of arms

Location within Silesian Voivodeship
Location within Silesian Voivodeship

Coordinates (Pszczyna): 49°59′N 18°57′E / 49.983°N 18.950°E / 49.983; 18.950Coordinates: 49°59′N 18°57′E / 49.983°N 18.950°E / 49.983; 18.950
Country
 Poland
Voivodeship Silesian
Seat Pszczyna
Gminas
Area

 • Total 473.46 km2 (182.80 sq mi)
Population
(2006)

 • Total 104,638
 • Density 220/km2 (570/sq mi)
 • Urban

25,621
 • Rural

79,017
Car plates SPS
Website http://www.powiat.pszczyna.pl

Pszczyna County (Polish: powiat pszczyński) 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 only town is Pszczyna, which lies 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice.


The county covers an area of 473.46 square kilometres (182.8 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 104,638, out of which the population of Pszczyna is 25,621 and the rural population is 79,017.



Neighbouring counties


Pszczyna County is bordered by Mikołów County, the city of Tychy and Bieruń-Lędziny County to the north, Oświęcim County to the east, Bielsko County to the south, Cieszyn County to the south-west, and the cities of Jastrzębie-Zdrój and Żory to the west.



Administrative division




Map of Pszczyna County.


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





















































Gmina

Type

Area
(km²)


Population
(2006)


Seat

Gmina Pszczyna
urban-rural
174.0
49,887

Pszczyna

Gmina Pawłowice
rural
75.8
17,667

Pawłowice

Gmina Miedźna
rural
49.9
15,461

Miedźna

Gmina Suszec
rural
75.6
10,761

Suszec

Gmina Goczałkowice-Zdrój
rural
48.6
6,263

Goczałkowice-Zdrój

Gmina Kobiór
rural
49.5
4,599

Kobiór


References


  • Polish official population figures 2006











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