Żyrardów County

Infobox Settlement
name = Żyrardów County
native_name = Powiat żyrardowski
settlement_type =

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image_shield = POL powiat żyrardowski COA.svg


map_caption = Location within the voivodeship

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map_caption1 = Division into gminas
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = Masovian
area_total_km2 = 532.63
population_total = 74662
population_as_of = 2006
population_density_km2 = auto
population_urban = 47392
population_blank1_title = Rural
population_blank1 = 27270
coor_type = Żyrardów
latd = 52
latm = 3
lats =
latNS = N
longd = 20
longm = 26
longs =
longEW = E
seat = Żyrardów
parts_type = Gminas
parts = Total 5 (incl. 1 urban)
p1 = Żyrardów
p2 = Gmina Mszczonów
p3 = Gmina Puszcza Mariańska
p4 = Gmina Radziejowice
p5 = Gmina Wiskitki
blank_name = Car plates
blank_info = WZY
website = http://www.powiat-zyrardowski.pl __NOTOC__Żyrardów County ( _pl. powiat żyrardowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Żyrardów, which lies convert|43|km|mi|0 south-west of Warsaw. The only other town in the county is Mszczonów, lying convert|11|km|mi|0|abbr=on south-east of Żyrardów.

The county covers an area of convert|532.63|km2|sqmi|1. As of 2006 its total population is 74,662, out of which the population of Żyrardów is 41,161, that of Mszczonów is 6,231, and the rural population is 27,270.

Neighbouring counties

Żyrardów County is bordered by Grodzisk Mazowiecki County to the east, Grójec County to the south-east, Rawa County to the south, Skierniewice County to the west and Sochaczew County to the north-west.

Administrative division

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

References

* [http://www.stat.gov.pl/gus/45_655_PLK_HTML.htm Polish official population figures 2006]