Myszków County Explained

Myszków County
Native Name:Powiat myszkowski
Settlement Type:County
Total Type:Total
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Silesian
Area Total Km2:478.62
Population As Of:2019-06-30[1]
Population Total:70959
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:38661
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:32298
Coor Pinpoint:Myszków
Coordinates:50.5833°N 38°W
Seat:Myszków
Parts Type:Gminas
Parts:Total 5 (incl. 1 urban)
P1:Myszków
P2:Gmina Koziegłowy
P3:Gmina Niegowa
P4:Gmina Poraj
P5:Gmina Żarki
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:SMY
Website:http://www.powiatmyszkowski.pl/

Myszków County (Polish: powiat myszkowski) 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 and largest town is Myszków, which lies 44km (27miles) north-east of the regional capital Katowice. The county also contains the towns of Żarki, lying 70NaN0 north-east of Myszków, and Koziegłowy, 110NaN0 west of Myszków.

The county covers an area of 478.62km2. As of 2019 its total population is 70,959, out of which the population of Myszków is 31,650, that of Żarki is 4,556, that of Koziegłowy is 2,455, and the rural population is 32,298.

Neighbouring counties

Myszków County is bordered by Częstochowa County to the north, Zawiercie County to the south-east, Będzin County to the south, and Tarnowskie Góry County and Lubliniec County to the 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
(2019)
Seat
Myszkówurban72.731,650 
Gmina Koziegłowyurban-rural159.214,319Koziegłowy
Gmina Porajrural58.510,902Poraj
Gmina Żarkiurban-rural100.78,446Żarki
Gmina Niegowarural87.65,642Niegowa

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.