Grodzisk County, Masovian Voivodeship

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Grodzisk County
Powiat grodziski
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Mazowsze Grodziski Mazowiecki.png
Location within the voivodeship
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Division into gminas
Coordinates(Grodzisk Mazowiecki): 52°6′32″N20°37′30″E / 52.10889°N 20.62500°E / 52.10889; 20.62500
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship Masovian
Seat Grodzisk Mazowiecki
Gminas
Area
  Total366.87 km2 (141.65 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
  Total93,570
  Density260/km2 (660/sq mi)
   Urban
51,967
  Rural
41,603
Car plates WGM
Website http://www.powiat-grodziski.pl

Grodzisk County (Polish : powiat grodziski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. It came into being on 1 January 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Grodzisk Mazowiecki, which lies 29 kilometres (18 mi) south-west of Warsaw. The county also contains the towns of Milanówek, lying 2 km (1 mi) north-east of Grodzisk Mazowiecki, and Podkowa Leśna, 8 km (5 mi) east of Grodzisk Mazowiecki.

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The county covers an area of 366.87 square kilometres (141.6 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 93,570, out of which the population of Grodzisk Mazowiecki is 31,782, that of Milanówek is 16,334, that of Podkowa Leśna is 3,851, and the rural population is 41,603. [1]

Neighbouring counties

Grodzisk County is bordered by Warsaw West County to the north-east, Pruszków County and Piaseczno County to the east, Grójec County to the south, and Żyrardów County and Sochaczew County to the west.

Administrative division

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

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Gmina Grodzisk Mazowiecki urban-rural107.048,202 Grodzisk Mazowiecki
Milanówek urban13.516,334 
Gmina Jaktorów rural55.212,428 Jaktorów
Gmina Żabia Wola rural105.68,859 Żabia Wola
Gmina Baranów rural75.43,896 Baranów
Podkowa Leśna urban10.13,851 

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References

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