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.
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.
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.
Gmina | Type | Area (km2) | Population (2019) | Seat |
Myszków | urban | 72.7 | 31,650 | |
Gmina Koziegłowy | urban-rural | 159.2 | 14,319 | Koziegłowy |
Gmina Poraj | rural | 58.5 | 10,902 | Poraj |
Gmina Żarki | urban-rural | 100.7 | 8,446 | Żarki |
Gmina Niegowa | rural | 87.6 | 5,642 | Niegowa |