Żyrardów County Explained

Żyrardów County
Native Name:Powiat żyrardowski
Settlement Type:County
Total Type:Total
Image Map1:POL powiat zyrardowski map.svg
Map Caption1:Division into gminas
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Masovian
Area Total Km2:532.63
Population Total:75414
Population As Of:2022
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:46364
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:29050
Coor Pinpoint:Żyrardów
Coordinates:52.05°N 46°W
Seat:Żyrardów
Parts Type:Gminas
Parts:Total 5 (incl. 1 urban)
P1:Żyrardów
P2:Gmina Mszczonów
P3:Gmina Puszcza Mariańska
P4:Gmina Radziejowice
P5:Gmina Wiskitki
Leader Title:Starosta
Leader Name:Krzysztof Dziwisz
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:WZY
Website:http://www.powiat-zyrardowski.pl

Żyrardów County (Polish: powiat żyrardowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. It came into being on 1 January 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Żyrardów, which lies 43km (27miles) south-west of Warsaw. The only other town in the county is Mszczonów, lying 110NaN0 south-east of Żyrardów.

The county covers an area of 532.63km2. As of 2022 its total population is 75,414, out of which the population of Żyrardów is 38,784, that of Mszczonów is 6,159, that of Wiskitki is 1,421, and the rural population is 29,050.[1]

Neighbouring counties

Żyrardów County is bordered by Grodzisk Mazowiecki County to the east, Grójec County to the south-east, Rawa County to the south, Skierniewice County to the west and Sochaczew County to the north-west.

Administrative division

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

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2022)
Seat
Żyrardówurban14.438,784 
Gmina Mszczonówurban-rural144.911,360Mszczonów
Gmina Wiskitkiurban-rural150.910,076Wiskitki
Gmina Puszcza Mariańskarural142.48,772Puszcza Mariańska
Gmina Radziejowicerural80.16,422Radziejowice

References


Notes and References

  1. Web site: GUS. GUS - Bank Danych Lokalnych . 2023-11-02. pl.