Bielsko County Explained

Bielsko County
Native Name:Powiat bielski
Settlement Type:County
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Silesian
Seat:Bielsko-Biała
Parts Type:Gminas
Parts:Total 10 (incl. 1 urban)
P1:Szczyrk
P2:Gmina Bestwina
P3:Gmina Buczkowice
P4:Gmina Czechowice-Dziedzice
P5:Gmina Jasienica
P6:Gmina Jaworze
P7:Gmina Kozy
P8:Gmina Porąbka
P9:Gmina Wilamowice
P10:Gmina Wilkowice
Area Total Km2:457.2
Total Type:Total
Population As Of:2019-06-30[1]
Population Total:165374
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:44760
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:120614
Leader Title:Starosta
Leader Name:Andrzej Płonka
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:SBI
Website:http://www.powiat.bielsko.pl/

Bielsko County (Polish: powiat bielski) 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 is the city of Bielsko-Biała, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The county contains three towns: Czechowice-Dziedzice, 130NaN0 north-west of Bielsko-Biała, Szczyrk, 140NaN0 south of Bielsko-Biała, and Wilamowice, 120NaN0 north-east of Bielsko-Biała.

The county covers an area of 457.23km2. As of 2019 its total population is 165,374, out of which the population of Czechowice-Dziedzice is 35,926, that of Szczyrk is 5,734, that of Wilamowice is 3,100, and the rural population is 120,614.

Neighbouring counties

Apart from the city of Bielsko-Biała, Bielsko County is also bordered by Pszczyna County and Oświęcim County to the north, Wadowice County to the east, Żywiec County to the south, and Cieszyn County to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 10 gminas (one urban, two urban-rural and seven rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Gmina Czechowice-Dziedziceurban-rural66.345,451Czechowice-Dziedzice
Gmina Jasienicarural91.724,264Jasienica
Gmina Wilamowiceurban-rural56.717,613Wilamowice
Gmina Porąbkarural64.615,582Porąbka
Gmina Wilkowicerural33.913,409Wilkowice
Gmina Kozyrural26.912,979Kozy
Gmina Bestwinarural37.611,816Bestwina
Gmina Buczkowicerural19.311,196Buczkowice
Gmina Jaworzerural21.37,330Jaworze
Szczyrkurban39.15,734 

See also

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.