Starachowice County

Infobox Settlement
name = Starachowice County
native_name = Powiat starachowicki
settlement_type =

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image_shield = POL powiat starachowicki COA.svg

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map_caption = Location within the voivodeship
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = Świętokrzyskie
area_total_km2 = 523.27
population_total = 94395
population_as_of = 2006
population_density_km2 = auto
population_urban = 55852
population_blank1_title = Rural
population_blank1 = 38543
coor_type = Starachowice
latd = 51
latm = 3
lats =
latNS = N
longd = 21
longm = 4
longs =
longEW = E
seat = Starachowice
parts_type = Gminas
parts = Total 5 (incl. 1 urban)
p1 = Starachowice
p2 = Gmina Brody
p3 = Gmina Mirzec
p4 = Gmina Pawłów
p5 = Gmina Wąchock
blank_name = Car plates
blank_info = TST
website = http://www.powiat.starachowice.pl __NOTOC__Starachowice County ( _pl. powiat starachowicki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, south-central Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Starachowice, which lies convert|37|km|mi|0 north-east of the regional capital Kielce. The only other town in the county is Wąchock, lying convert|5|km|mi|0|abbr=on north-west of Starachowice.

The county covers an area of convert|523.27|km2|sqmi|1. As of 2006 its total population is 94,395, out of which the population of Starachowice is 53,092, that of Wąchock is 2,760, and the rural population is 38,543.

Neighbouring counties

Starachowice County is bordered by Radom County to the north, Lipsko County and Ostrowiec County to the east, Kielce County to the west, and Skarżysko County and Szydłowiec County to the north-west.

Administrative division

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

References

* [http://www.stat.gov.pl/gus/45_655_PLK_HTML.htm Polish official population figures 2006]