Pszczyna County

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Pszczyna County

Powiat pszczyński
POL powiat pszczynski flag.svg
Flag
POL powiat pszczynski COA.svg
Coat of arms
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Location within Silesian Voivodeship
Coordinates(Pszczyna): 49°59′N18°57′E / 49.983°N 18.950°E / 49.983; 18.950 Coordinates: 49°59′N18°57′E / 49.983°N 18.950°E / 49.983; 18.950
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship Silesian
Seat Pszczyna
Gminas
Area
  Total473.46 km2 (182.80 sq mi)
Population
 (2019-06-30 [1] )
  Total111,324
  Density240/km2 (610/sq mi)
   Urban
25,823
  Rural
85,501
Car plates SPS
Website http://www.powiat.pszczyna.pl

Pszczyna County (Polish : powiat pszczyński) 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 only town is Pszczyna, which lies 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice.

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The county covers an area of 473.46 square kilometres (182.8 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 111,324, out of which the population of Pszczyna is 25,823 and the rural population is 85,501.

Neighbouring counties

Pszczyna County is bordered by Mikołów County, the city of Tychy and Bieruń-Lędziny County to the north, Oświęcim County to the east, Bielsko County to the south, Cieszyn County to the south-west, and the cities of Jastrzębie-Zdrój and Żory to the west.

Administrative division

Map of Pszczyna County. Pszczyna County administrative map.svg
Map of Pszczyna County.

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

GminaTypeArea
(km²)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Gmina Pszczyna urban-rural174.052,627 Pszczyna
Gmina Pawłowice rural75.818,171 Pawłowice
Gmina Miedźna rural49.916,544 Miedźna
Gmina Suszec rural75.612,331 Suszec
Gmina Goczałkowice-Zdrój rural48.66,761 Goczałkowice-Zdrój
Gmina Kobiór rural49.54,890 Kobiór

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