Przysucha County

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Przysucha County

Powiat przysuski
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Flag
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Coat of arms
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Location within the voivodeship
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Division into gminas
Coordinates(Przysucha): 51°22′N20°37′E / 51.367°N 20.617°E / 51.367; 20.617 Coordinates: 51°22′N20°37′E / 51.367°N 20.617°E / 51.367; 20.617
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship Masovian
Seat Przysucha
Gminas
Area
  Total800.68 km2 (309.14 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
  Total41,721
  Density52/km2 (130/sq mi)
   Urban
5,818
  Rural
35,903
Car plates WPY
Website http://www.przysucha.pl

Przysucha County (Polish : powiat przysuski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-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 and only town is Przysucha, which lies 98 kilometres (61 mi) south of Warsaw.

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The county covers an area of 800.68 square kilometres (309.1 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 41,721, out of which the population of Przysucha is 5,818, and the rural population is 35,903. [1]

Neighbouring counties

Przysucha County is bordered by Grójec County to the north, Białobrzegi County to the north-east, Radom County to the east, Szydłowiec County to the south-east, Końskie County to the south-west, and Opoczno County and Tomaszów Mazowiecki County to the west.

Administrative division

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

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Gmina Przysucha urban-rural181.311,847 Przysucha
Gmina Wieniawa rural104.05,287 Wieniawa
Gmina Gielniów rural79.24,581 Gielniów
Gmina Borkowice rural86.14,302 Borkowice
Gmina Rusinów rural82.94,274 Rusinów
Gmina Potworów rural81.94,218 Potworów
Gmina Odrzywół rural94.83,808 Odrzywół
Gmina Klwów rural90.53,404 Klwów

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