Bielsko County

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Bielsko County
Powiat bielski
County
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County office building
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Flag
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Coat of arms
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Location within Silesian Voivodeship
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship Silesian
Seat Bielsko-Biała
Gminas
Total 10 (incl. 1 urban)
Government
 • StarostaAndrzej Płonka
Area
 • Total457.2 km2 (176.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2019-06-30 [1] )
 • Total165,374
 • Density360/km2 (940/sq mi)
 •  Urban
44,760
 • Rural
120,614
Car plates SBI
Website http://www.powiat.bielsko.pl/

Bielsko County (Polish : powiat bielski) 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 is the city of Bielsko-Biała, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The county contains three towns: Czechowice-Dziedzice, 13 km (8 mi) north-west of Bielsko-Biała, Szczyrk, 14 km (9 mi) south of Bielsko-Biała, and Wilamowice, 12 km (7 mi) north-east of Bielsko-Biała.

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The county covers an area of 457.23 square kilometres (176.5 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 165,374, out of which the population of Czechowice-Dziedzice is 35,926, that of Szczyrk is 5,734, that of Wilamowice is 3,100, and the rural population is 120,614.

Neighbouring counties

Apart from the city of Bielsko-Biała, Bielsko County is also bordered by Pszczyna County and Oświęcim County to the north, Wadowice County to the east, Żywiec County to the south, and Cieszyn County to the west.

Administrative division

Map of Bielsko County Bielsko County administrative map.svg
Map of Bielsko County

The county is subdivided into 10 gminas (one urban, two urban-rural and seven rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

GminaTypeArea
(km2)		Population
(2019)		Seat
Gmina Czechowice-Dziedzice urban-rural66.345,451 Czechowice-Dziedzice
Gmina Jasienica rural91.724,264 Jasienica
Gmina Wilamowice urban-rural56.717,613 Wilamowice
Gmina Porąbka rural64.615,582 Porąbka
Gmina Wilkowice rural33.913,409 Wilkowice
Gmina Kozy rural26.912,979 Kozy
Gmina Bestwina rural37.611,816 Bestwina
Gmina Buczkowice rural19.311,196 Buczkowice
Gmina Jaworze rural21.37,330 Jaworze
Szczyrk urban39.15,734 

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References

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

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