Warsaw West County Explained

Warsaw West County
Native Name:Powiat warszawski zachodni
Settlement Type:County
Total Type:Total
Image Map1:POL powiat warszawski zachodni map.svg
Map Caption1:Division into gminas
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Masovian
Area Total Km2:532.99
Population Total:117783
Population As Of:2019
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:41002
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:76781
Coor Pinpoint:Ożarów Mazowiecki
Coordinates:52.2167°N 68°W
Seat:Ożarów Mazowiecki
Parts Type:Gminas
Parts:Total 7
P1:Gmina Błonie
P2:Gmina Izabelin
P3:Gmina Kampinos
P4:Gmina Leszno
P5:Gmina Łomianki
P6:Gmina Ożarów Mazowiecki
P7:Gmina Stare Babice
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:WZ
Website:http://www.pwz.pl

The Warsaw West County (Polish: powiat warszawski zachodni) is a county in Masovian Voivodeship, located in the east-central Poland, with its seat of government located in Ożarów Mazowiecki. Other towns located in the county are: Łomianki, and Błonie. It was established on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms. Until 31 December 2005, its seat was located extraterritorially in the city of Warsaw.

The county covers an area of 532.99km2. As of 2019 its total population is 117,783, out of which the population of Łomianki is 17,022, that of Błonie is 12,231, that of Ożarów Mazowiecki is 11,719, and the rural population is 76,781.[1]

Neighbouring counties

Warsaw West County is bordered by Nowy Dwór County and Legionowo County to the north, the city of Warsaw to the east, Pruszków County to the south, Grodzisk County to the south-west, and Sochaczew County to the west.

Administrative division

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

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Gmina Łomiankiurban-rural38.126,996Łomianki
Gmina Ożarów Mazowieckiurban-rural71.324,991Ożarów Mazowiecki
Gmina Błonieurban-rural85.821,597Błonie
Gmina Stare Babicerural63.519,054Stare Babice
Gmina Izabelinrural65.010,615Izabelin
Gmina Lesznorural125.010,193Leszno
Gmina Kampinosrural84.34,337Kampinos

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.