Zawiercie County

Infobox Settlement
name = Zawiercie County
native_name = Powiat zawierciański
settlement_type =

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image_shield = POL powiat zawierciański COA.svg
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = Silesian
area_total_km2 = 1003.27
population_total = 124127
population_as_of = 2006
population_density_km2 = auto
population_urban = 79197
population_blank1_title = Rural
population_blank1 = 44930
coor_type = Zawiercie
latd = 50
latm = 30
lats =
latNS = N
longd = 19
longm = 25
longs =
longEW = E
seat = Zawiercie
parts_type = Gminas
parts = Total 10 (incl. 2 urban)
p1 = Poręba
p2 = Zawiercie
p3 = Gmina Irządze
p4 = Gmina Kroczyce
p5 = Gmina Łazy
p6 = Gmina Ogrodzieniec
p7 = Gmina Pilica
p8 = Gmina Szczekociny
p9 = Gmina Włodowice
p10 = Gmina Żarnowiec
blank_name = Car plates
blank_info = SZA
website = http://www.zawiercie.powiat.pl/ __NOTOC__Zawiercie County ( _pl. powiat zawierciański) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Silesian Voivodeship, southern 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 Zawiercie, which lies convert|41|km|mi|0 north-east of the regional capital Katowice. The county contains five other towns: Poręba, convert|6|km|mi|0|abbr=on west of Zawiercie, Łazy, convert|8|km|mi|0|abbr=on south of Zawiercie, Ogrodzieniec, convert|9|km|mi|0|abbr=on south-east of Zawiercie, Szczekociny, convert|33|km|mi|0|abbr=on north-east of Zawiercie, and Pilica, convert|18|km|mi|0|abbr=on east of Zawiercie.

The county covers an area of convert|1003.27|km2|sqmi|1. 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

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