Będzin County Explained

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.

Neighbouring counties

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.

Administrative division

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.

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Będzinurban37.156,624 
Czeladźurban16.631,545 
Gmina Siewierzurban-rural115.812,460Siewierz
Gmina Psaryrural46.012,190Psary
Gmina Bobrownikirural52.012,077Bobrowniki
Wojkowiceurban12.88,927 
Gmina Mierzęcicerural51.37,676Mierzęcice
Sławkówurban36.67,017 

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June. stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. 2020-02-14.