Tarnowskie Góry County Explained

Tarnowskie Góry County
Native Name:Powiat tarnogórski
Settlement Type:County
Total Type:Total
Map Caption1:Location in Poland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Silesian
Area Total Km2:642.63
Population As Of:2019-06-30[1]
Population Total:140022
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:94292
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:45730
Coor Pinpoint:Tarnowskie Góry
Coordinates:50.45°N 70°W
Seat:Tarnowskie Góry
Leader Title:Starosta
Leader Name:Krystyna Kosmala
Parts Type:Gminas
Parts:Total 9 (incl. 4 urban)
P1:Kalety
P2:Miasteczko Śląskie
P3:Radzionków
P4:Tarnowskie Góry
P5:Gmina Krupski Młyn
P6:Gmina Ożarowice
P7:Gmina Świerklaniec
P8:Gmina Tworóg
P9:Gmina Zbrosławice
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:STA

Tarnowskie Góry County (Polish: powiat tarnogórski) 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 Tarnowskie Góry, which lies 25km (16miles) north-west of the regional capital Katowice. The county contains three other towns: Radzionków, 80NaN0 south of Tarnowskie Góry, Kalety, 140NaN0 north of Tarnowskie Góry, and Miasteczko Śląskie, 50NaN0 north-east of Tarnowskie Góry.

The county covers an area of 642.63km2. As of 2019 its total population is 140,022, out of which the population of Tarnowskie Góry is 61,422, that of Radzionków is 16,826, that of Kalety is 8,607, that of Miasteczko Śląskie is 7,437, and the rural population is 45,730.

Neighbouring counties

Tarnowskie Góry County is bordered by Lubliniec County to the north, Myszków County to the east, Będzin County and the city of Piekary Śląskie to the south-east, the cities of Bytom and Zabrze to the south, the city of Gliwice and Gliwice County to the south-west, and Strzelce County to the west.

Administrative division

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

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Tarnowskie Góryurban83.561,422 
Radzionkówurban13.316,826 
Gmina Zbrosławicerural148.716,184Zbrosławice
Gmina Świerklaniecrural44.312,328Świerklaniec
Kaletyurban57.78,607 
Gmina Tworógrural124.98,249Tworóg
Miasteczko Śląskieurban68.37,437 
Gmina Ożarowicerural43.75,794Ożarowice
Gmina Krupski Młynrural39.43,175Krupski Młyn

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.