Pszczyna County | |
Native Name: | Powiat pszczyński |
Settlement Type: | County |
Total Type: | Total |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Silesian |
Area Total Km2: | 473.46 |
Population As Of: | 2019-06-30[1] |
Population Total: | 111324 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Urban: | 25823 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Rural |
Population Blank1: | 85501 |
Coor Pinpoint: | Pszczyna |
Coordinates: | 49.9833°N 75°W |
Seat: | Pszczyna |
Parts Type: | Gminas |
Parts: | Total 6 |
P1: | Gmina Goczałkowice-Zdrój |
P2: | Gmina Kobiór |
P3: | Gmina Miedźna |
P4: | Gmina Pawłowice |
P5: | Gmina Pszczyna |
P6: | Gmina Suszec |
Blank Name: | Car plates |
Blank Info: | SPS |
Website: | http://www.powiat.pszczyna.pl |
Pszczyna County (pl|powiat pszczyński) 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 only town is Pszczyna, which lies 30km (20miles) south of the regional capital Katowice.
The county covers an area of 473.46km2. As of 2019 its total population is 111,324, out of which the population of Pszczyna is 25,823 and the rural population is 85,501.
Pszczyna County is bordered by Mikołów County, the city of Tychy and Bieruń-Lędziny County to the north, Oświęcim County to the east, Bielsko County to the south, Cieszyn County to the south-west, and the cities of Jastrzębie-Zdrój and Żory to the west.
The county is subdivided into six gminas (one urban-rural and five rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
Gmina | Type | Area (km2) | Population (2019) | Seat |
Gmina Pszczyna | urban-rural | 174.0 | 52,627 | Pszczyna |
Gmina Pawłowice | rural | 75.8 | 18,171 | Pawłowice |
Gmina Miedźna | rural | 49.9 | 16,544 | Miedźna |
Gmina Suszec | rural | 75.6 | 12,331 | Suszec |
Gmina Goczałkowice-Zdrój | rural | 48.6 | 6,761 | Goczałkowice-Zdrój |
Gmina Kobiór | rural | 49.5 | 4,890 | Kobiór |