Kłobuck County

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Kłobuck County
Powiat kłobucki
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Location within Silesian Voivodeship
Coordinates(Kłobuck): 50°55′N18°56′E / 50.917°N 18.933°E / 50.917; 18.933 Coordinates: 50°55′N18°56′E / 50.917°N 18.933°E / 50.917; 18.933
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship Silesian
Seat Kłobuck
Gminas
Area
  Total889.15 km2 (343.30 sq mi)
Population
 (2019-06-30 [1] )
  Total84,762
  Density95/km2 (250/sq mi)
   Urban
17,390
  Rural
67,372
Car plates SKL
Website http://www.powiatklobucki.pl

Kłobuck County (Polish : powiat kłobucki) 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 Kłobuck, which lies 75 kilometres (47 mi) north of the regional capital Katowice. The only other town in the county is Krzepice, lying 16 km (10 mi) west of Kłobuck.

Contents

The county covers an area of 889.15 square kilometres (343.3 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 84,762, out of which the population of Kłobuck is 12,934, that of Krzepice is 4,456, and the rural population is 67,372.

Neighbouring counties

Kłobuck County is bordered by Pajęczno County to the north, the city of Częstochowa and Częstochowa County to the south-east, Lubliniec County to the south-west, Olesno County to the west, and Wieluń County to the north-west.

Administrative division

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

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Gmina Kłobuck urban-rural130.420,412 Kłobuck
Gmina Wręczyca Wielka rural148.117,760 Wręczyca Wielka
Gmina Krzepice urban-rural78.89,150 Krzepice
Gmina Miedźno rural113.27,551 Miedźno
Gmina Opatów rural73.56,816 Opatów
Gmina Lipie rural99.16,254 Lipie
Gmina Przystajń rural88.95,881 Przystajń
Gmina Popów rural102.25,868 Popów
Gmina Panki rural55.05,070 Panki

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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.