Kielce County

Infobox Settlement
name = Kielce County
native_name = Powiat kielecki
settlement_type =

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image_shield = Powiat kielecki herb.svg

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map_caption = Location within the voivodeship
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = Świętokrzyskie
area_total_km2 = 2247.45
population_total = 198581
population_as_of = 2006
population_density_km2 = auto
population_urban = 10498
population_blank1_title = Rural
population_blank1 = 188083
coor_type = Kielce
latd = 50
latm = 53
lats =
latNS = N
longd = 20
longm = 37
longs =
longEW = E
seat = Kielce
parts_type = Gminas
parts = Total 19
p1 = Gmina Bieliny
p2 = Gmina Bodzentyn
p3 = Gmina Chęciny
p4 = Gmina Chmielnik
p5 = Gmina Daleszyce
p6 = Gmina Górno
p7 = Gmina Łagów
p8 = Gmina Łopuszno
p9 = Gmina Masłów
p10 = Gmina Miedziana Góra
p11 = Gmina Mniów
p12 = Gmina Morawica
p13 = Gmina Nowa Słupia
p14 = Gmina Piekoszów
p15 = Gmina Pierzchnica
p16 = Gmina Raków
p17 = Gmina Sitkówka-Nowiny
p18 = Gmina Strawczyn
p19 = Gmina Zagnańsk
blank_name = Car plates
blank_info = TKI
website = http://www.powiat.kielce.pl/ __NOTOC__Kielce County ( _pl. powiat kielecki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, south-central Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Kielce, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The county contains four towns: Chęciny, convert|14|km|mi|0|abbr=on south-west of Kielce, Chmielnik, convert|32|km|mi|0|abbr=on south of Kielce, Daleszyce, convert|17|km|mi|0|abbr=on south-east of Kielce, and Bodzentyn, convert|25|km|mi|0|abbr=on east of Kielce.

The county covers an area of convert|2247.45|km2|sqmi|1. As of 2006 its total population is 198,581, out of which the population of Chęciny is 4,252, that of Chmielnik is 4,005, that of Daleszyce is 2,800, that of Bodzentyn is 2,241, and the rural population is 188,083.

Neighbouring counties

Apart from the city of Kielce, Kielce County is also bordered by Końskie County to the north, Skarżysko County to the north-east, Starachowice County, Ostrowiec County and Opatów County to the east, Staszów County to the south-east, Busko County and Pińczów County to the south, Jędrzejów County to the south-west, and Włoszczowa County to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 19 gminas (four urban-rural and 15 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]