Szydłowiec County Explained

Szydłowiec County
Native Name:Powiat szydłowiecki
Settlement Type:County
Total Type:Total
Image Map1:POL powiat szydlowiecki map.gif
Map Caption1:Division into gminas
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Masovian
Area Total Km2:452.22
Population Total:39766
Population As Of:2019
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:11736
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:28030
Coor Pinpoint:Szydłowiec
Coordinates:51.2333°N 71°W
Seat:Szydłowiec
Parts Type:Gminas
Parts:Total 5
P1:Gmina Chlewiska
P2:Gmina Jastrząb
P3:Gmina Mirów
P4:Gmina Orońsko
P5:Gmina Szydłowiec
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:WSZ
Website:http://www.szydlowiecpowiat.pl/

Szydłowiec County (Polish: powiat szydłowiecki) 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 and only town is Szydłowiec, which lies 110km (70miles) south of Warsaw.

The county covers an area of 452.22km2. As of 2019 its total population is 39,766, out of which the population of Szydłowiec is 11,736, and the rural population is 28,030.[1]

Neighbouring counties

Szydłowiec County is bordered by Radom County to the north-east, Starachowice County to the south-east, Skarżysko County to the south, Końskie County to the west and Przysucha County to the north-west.

Administrative division

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

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Gmina Szydłowiecurban-rural138.218,764Szydłowiec
Gmina Orońskorural81.95,971Orońsko
Gmina Chlewiskarural124.25,939Chlewiska
Gmina Jastrząbrural54.85,192Jastrząb
Gmina Mirówrural53.13,900Mirów

References


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.