Siedlce County Explained

Siedlce County
Native Name:Powiat siedlecki
Settlement Type:County
Total Type:Total
Image Blank Emblem:POL powiat siedlecki logo.svg
Image Map1:POL powiat siedlecki map.svg
Map Caption1:Division into gminas
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Masovian
Area Total Km2:1603.22
Population Total:81265
Population As Of:2019
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:1788
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:79477
Coor Pinpoint:Siedlce
Coordinates:52.165°N 22.2714°W
Seat:Siedlce
Parts Type:Gminas
Parts:Total 13
P1:Gmina Domanice
P2:Gmina Korczew
P3:Gmina Kotuń
P4:Gmina Mokobody
P5:Gmina Mordy
P6:Gmina Paprotnia
P7:Gmina Przesmyki
P8:Gmina Siedlce
P9:Gmina Skórzec
P10:Gmina Suchożebry
P11:Gmina Wiśniew
P12:Gmina Wodynie
P13:Gmina Zbuczyn
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:WSI
Website:http://www.powiatsiedlecki.pl/

Siedlce County (Polish: powiat siedlecki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central 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 Siedlce, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The only town in Siedlce County is Mordy, which lies 180NaN0 east of Siedlce.

The county covers an area of 1603.22km2. As of 2019 its total population is 81,265, out of which the population of Mordy is 1,788 and the rural population is 79,477.[1]

Neighbouring counties

Apart from the city of Siedlce, Siedlce County is also bordered by Węgrów County and Sokołów County to the north, Siemiatycze County to the north-east, Łosice County and Biała Podlaska County to the east, Łuków County to the south, Garwolin County to the south-west, and Mińsk County to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 13 gminas (one urban-rural and 12 rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Gmina Siedlcerural141.518,261Siedlce *
Gmina Zbuczynrural210.810,052Zbuczyn
Gmina Kotuńrural149.98,510Kotuń
Gmina Skórzecrural118.97,836Skórzec
Gmina Mordyurban-rural170.25,814Mordy
Gmina Wiśniewrural125.95,755Wiśniew
Gmina Mokobodyrural119.25,004Mokobody
Gmina Wodynierural115.74,761Wodynie
Gmina Suchożebryrural100.74,690Suchożebry
Gmina Przesmykirural117.13,163Przesmyki
Gmina Domanicerural46.92,621Domanice
Gmina Korczewrural105.12,594Korczew
Gmina Paprotniarural81.42,565Paprotnia
  • seat not part of the gmina

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GUS. Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June. 2020-09-14. stat.gov.pl. en.