Cieszyn County

Cieszyn County Powiat cieszyński
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Flag Coat of arms
Location within Silesian Voivodeship
Coordinates (Cieszyn): 49°44′55.07″N 18°38′5.69″E / 49.7486306°N 18.6349139°E / 49.7486306; 18.6349139Coordinates: 49°44′55.07″N 18°38′5.69″E / 49.7486306°N 18.6349139°E / 49.7486306; 18.6349139
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Silesian
Seat	Cieszyn
Gminas	Total 12 (incl. 3 urban) Cieszyn Ustroń Wisła Gmina Brenna Gmina Chybie Gmina Dębowiec Gmina Goleszów Gmina Hażlach Gmina Istebna Gmina Skoczów Gmina Strumień Gmina Zebrzydowice
Government
- Starosta	Czesław Gluza
Area
- Total	730.2 km2 (281.9 sq mi)
Population (2006)
- Total	171,029
- Density	234.2/km2 (606.6/sq mi)
- Urban	80,925
- Rural	90,104
Car plates	SCI
Website	http://www.powiat.cieszyn.pl/

Cieszyn County (Polish: powiat cieszyński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland, on the Czech and Slovak border. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. It forms a large part of the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.

The county's administrative seat and largest town is Cieszyn, which lies on the Czech border 62 kilometres (39 mi) south-west of the regional capital Katowice. The county also contains four other towns: Ustroń, 14 km (9 mi) east of Cieszyn, Skoczów, 15 km (9 mi) north-east of Cieszyn, Wisła, 20 km (12 mi) south-east of Cieszyn, and Strumień, 23 km (14 mi) north-east of Cieszyn.

The county covers an area of 730.2 square kilometres (281.9 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 171,029, out of which the population of Cieszyn is 36,014, that of Ustroń is 15,420, that of Skoczów is 14,641, that of Wisła is 11,453, that of Strumień is 3,397, and the rural population is 90,104.

Neighbouring counties

Cieszyn County is bordered by the city of Jastrzębie-Zdrój and Pszczyna County to the north, and the city of Bielsko-Biała, Bielsko County and Żywiec County to the east. It also borders the Czech Republic to the west and Slovakia to the south.

Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Cieszyn	urban	28.7	36,014
Gmina Skoczów	urban-rural	63.3	25,560	Skoczów
Ustroń	urban	58.9	15,420
Gmina Zebrzydowice	rural	41.7	12,503	Zebrzydowice
Gmina Goleszów	rural	65.9	12,130	Goleszów
Gmina Strumień	urban-rural	58.4	11,975	Strumień
Wisła	urban	110.3	11,453
Gmina Istebna	rural	84.3	11,283	Istebna
Gmina Brenna	rural	95.5	10,264	Brenna
Gmina Hażlach	rural	49.0	9,839	Hażlach
Gmina Chybie	rural	31.8	9,080	Chybie
Gmina Dębowiec	rural	42.5	5,508	Dębowiec

See also

• Cieszyn Silesia
• Euroregion Cieszyn Silesia

References

• Polish official population figures 2006