Będzin County | |
Native Name: | Powiat będziński |
Settlement Type: | County |
Total Type: | Total |
Image Map1: | Będzin County administrative map.svg |
Map Caption1: | Division into gminas |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Silesian |
Area Total Km2: | 368.02 |
Population As Of: | 2019-06-30[1] |
Population Total: | 148516 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Urban: | 109694 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Rural |
Population Blank1: | 38822 |
Coor Pinpoint: | Będzin |
Coordinates: | 50.3333°N 26°W |
Seat: | Będzin |
Parts Type: | Gminas |
Parts: | Total 8 (incl. 4 urban) |
P1: | Będzin |
P2: | Czeladź |
P3: | Sławków |
P4: | Wojkowice |
P5: | Gmina Bobrowniki |
P6: | Gmina Mierzęcice |
P7: | Gmina Psary |
P8: | Gmina Siewierz |
Blank Name: | Car plates |
Blank Info: | SBE |
Website: | http://www.starostwo.bedzin.pl |
Będzin County (Polish: powiat będziński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Silesian Voivodeship, southern 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 Będzin, which lies 13km (08miles) north-east of the regional capital Katowice. The county contains four other towns: Czeladź, 30NaN0 west of Będzin, Wojkowice, 70NaN0 north-west of Będzin, Sławków, 200NaN0 east of Będzin, and Siewierz, 180NaN0 north-east of Będzin.
The town of Sławków, which became part of Będzin County in 2002 when it was transferred from Lesser Poland Voivodeship to Silesian Voivodeship, forms an exclave. It is separated from the rest of the county by the cities of Dąbrowa Górnicza and Sosnowiec.
The county covers an area of 368.02km2. As of 2019 its total population is 148,516. The most populated towns are Będzin with 56,624 inhabitants, Czeladź with 31,545 inhabitants and Wojkowice with 8,927 inhabitants.
Będzin County is bordered by Myszków County to the north, Zawiercie County to the north-east, the city of Dąbrowa Górnicza and (through Sławków) Olkusz County to the east, the city of Sosnowiec to the south, the cities of Siemianowice Śląskie and Piekary Śląskie to the west, and Tarnowskie Góry County to the north-west.
The county is subdivided into eight gminas (four urban, one urban-rural and three rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
Gmina | Type | Area (km2) | Population (2019) | Seat |
Będzin | urban | 37.1 | 56,624 | |
Czeladź | urban | 16.6 | 31,545 | |
Gmina Siewierz | urban-rural | 115.8 | 12,460 | Siewierz |
Gmina Psary | rural | 46.0 | 12,190 | Psary |
Gmina Bobrowniki | rural | 52.0 | 12,077 | Bobrowniki |
Wojkowice | urban | 12.8 | 8,927 | |
Gmina Mierzęcice | rural | 51.3 | 7,676 | Mierzęcice |
Sławków | urban | 36.6 | 7,017 | |