Zawiercie County

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.

Zawiercie County

Powiat zawierciański
County
Flag
Coat of arms
Location within Silesian Voivodeship
Coordinates (Zawiercie): 50°30′N 19°25′E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipSilesian
SeatZawiercie
Gminas
Area
 • Total1,003.27 km2 (387.36 sq mi)
Population
 (2019-06-30[1])
 • Total118,020
 • Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
 • Urban
74,500
 • Rural
43,520
Car platesSZA
Websitehttp://www.zawiercie.powiat.pl/

The county covers an area of 1,003.27 square kilometres (387.4 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 118,020. The most populated towns are Zawiercie with 49,334 inhabitants and Poręba with 8,525 inhabitants.

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.

Gmina Type Area
(km²)		 Population
(2019)		 Seat
Zawiercie urban 85.2 49,334  
Gmina Łazy urban-rural 132.6 15,923 Łazy
Gmina Ogrodzieniec urban-rural 85.7 9,105 Ogrodzieniec
Gmina Pilica urban-rural 138.9 8,625 Pilica
Poręba urban 40.0 8,525  
Gmina Szczekociny urban-rural 136.1 7,692 Szczekociny
Gmina Kroczyce rural 110.2 6,331 Kroczyce
Gmina Włodowice rural 76.3 5,235 Włodowice
Gmina Żarnowiec rural 124.8 4,627 Żarnowiec
Gmina Irządze rural 73.6 2,623 Irządze

References
  1. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial divison in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
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