Kielce County

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Kielce County
Powiat kielecki
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Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates(Kielce): 50°53′N20°37′E / 50.883°N 20.617°E / 50.883; 20.617
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship Świętokrzyskie
Seat Kielce
Gminas
Area
  Total2,247.45 km2 (867.75 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
  Total206,856
  Density92/km2 (240/sq mi)
   Urban
14,965
  Rural
191,891
Car plates TKI
Website http://www.powiat.kielce.pl/

Kielce County (Polish : powiat kielecki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, south-central 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 Kielce, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The county contains five towns: Chęciny, 14 km (9 mi) south-west of Kielce, Chmielnik, 32 km (20 mi) south of Kielce, Daleszyce, 17 km (11 mi) south-east of Kielce, Bodzentyn, 25 km (16 mi) east of Kielce, Morawica, 13,7 km (8,5 mi) south of Kielce.

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The county covers an area of 2,247.45 square kilometres (867.7 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 206,856, out of which the population of Chęciny is 4,444, that of Chmielnik is 3,681, that of Daleszyce is 2,896, that of Bodzentyn is 2,233, that of Morawica is 1,711, and the rural population is 191,891. [1]

Neighbouring counties

Apart from the city of Kielce, Kielce County is also bordered by Końskie County to the north, Skarżysko County to the north-east, Starachowice County, Ostrowiec County and Opatów County to the east, Staszów County to the south-east, Busko County and Pińczów County to the south, Jędrzejów County to the south-west, and Włoszczowa County to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 19 gminas (four urban-rural and 15 rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Gmina Morawica urban-rural140.516,639 Morawica
Gmina Piekoszów rural102.516,453 Piekoszów
Gmina Daleszyce urban-rural222.215,874 Daleszyce
Gmina Chęciny urban-rural127.615,096 Chęciny
Gmina Górno rural83.314,475 Górno
Gmina Zagnańsk rural124.412,967 Zagnańsk
Gmina Miedziana Góra rural70.811,535 Miedziana Góra
Gmina Bodzentyn urban-rural160.311,534 Bodzentyn
Gmina Chmielnik urban-rural142.911,268 Chmielnik
Gmina Masłów rural86.311,014 Masłów
Gmina Strawczyn rural86.310,792 Strawczyn
Gmina Bieliny rural88.110,277 Bieliny
Gmina Mniów rural95.39,352 Mniów
Gmina Łopuszno rural176.89,022 Łopuszno
Gmina Nowa Słupia rural85.98,131 Nowa Słupia
Gmina Nowiny rural45.87,889 Nowiny
Gmina Raków rural191.15,612 Raków
Gmina Łagów rural113.05,300 Łagów
Gmina Pierzchnica rural104.63,626 Pierzchnica

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