Sochaczew County

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Sochaczew County
Powiat sochaczewski
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Location within the voivodeship
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Division into gminas
Coordinates(Sochaczew): 52°13′45″N20°14′19″E / 52.22917°N 20.23861°E / 52.22917; 20.23861
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship Masovian
Seat Sochaczew
Gminas
Area
  Total
731.02 km2 (282.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
  Total
85,024
  Density116.31/km2 (301.24/sq mi)
   Urban
36,327
  Rural
48,697
Car plates WSC
Website http://www.starostwo-soch.home.pl

Sochaczew County (Polish : powiat sochaczewski) 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 Sochaczew, which lies 52 kilometres (32 mi) west of Warsaw.

Contents

The county covers an area of 731.02 square kilometres (282.2 sq mi). As of 2019, the county's total population is 85,024, out of which the population of Sochaczew is 36,327, and the rural population is 48,697. [1]

Neighbouring counties

Sochaczew County is bordered by Płońsk County to the north, Nowy Dwór County to the north-east, Warsaw West County and Grodzisk County to the east, Żyrardów County to the south-east, Skierniewice County to the south, Łowicz County to the south-west, Gostynin County to the west, and Płock County to the north-west.

Administrative division

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

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Sochaczew urban26.136,327 
Gmina Teresin rural88.011,511 Teresin
Gmina Sochaczew rural91.410,944 Sochaczew *
Gmina Nowa Sucha rural90.36,670 Nowa Sucha
Gmina Iłów rural128.56,168 Iłów
Gmina Młodzieszyn rural117.15,557 Młodzieszyn
Gmina Brochów rural116.84,379 Brochów
Gmina Rybno rural72.83,468 Rybno
* seat not part of the gmina

References

  1. GUS. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Retrieved 2020-09-14.