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.
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.
The county is subdivided into nine gminas (four urban and five rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
Gmina | Type | Area (km2) | Population (2019) | Seat |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tarnowskie Góry | urban | 83.5 | 61,422 | |
Radzionków | urban | 13.3 | 16,826 | |
Gmina Zbrosławice | rural | 148.7 | 16,184 | Zbrosławice |
Gmina Świerklaniec | rural | 44.3 | 12,328 | Świerklaniec |
Kalety | urban | 57.7 | 8,607 | |
Gmina Tworóg | rural | 124.9 | 8,249 | Tworóg |
Miasteczko Śląskie | urban | 68.3 | 7,437 | |
Gmina Ożarowice | rural | 43.7 | 5,794 | Ożarowice |
Gmina Krupski Młyn | rural | 39.4 | 3,175 | Krupski Młyn |