- Będzin County
Infobox Settlement
name = Będzin County
native_name = Powiat będziński
settlement_type =
image_shield = POL powiat będziński COA.svg
map_caption = Location within the voivodeship
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = Silesian
area_total_km2 = 368.02
population_total = 151122
population_as_of = 2006
population_density_km2 = auto
population_urban = 114627
population_blank1_title = Rural
population_blank1 = 36495
coor_type = Będzin
latd = 50
latm = 20
lats =
latNS = N
longd = 19
longm = 7
longs =
longEW = E
seat =Będzin
parts_type =Gmina s
parts = Total 8 (incl. 4 urban)
p1 =Będzin
p2 =Czeladź
p3 =Sławków
p4 =Wojkowice
p5 = Gmina Bobrowniki
p6 =Gmina Mierzęcice
p7 =Gmina Psary
p8 =Gmina Siewierz
blank_name = Car plates
blank_info = SBE
website = http://www.starostwo.bedzin.pl __NOTOC__Będzin County ( _pl. powiat będziński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat ) inSilesian Voivodeship , southernPoland . It was created onJanuary 1 ,1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town isBędzin , which lies convert|13|km|mi|0 north-east of the regional capitalKatowice . The county contains four other towns:Czeladź , convert|3|km|mi|0|abbr=on west of Będzin,Wojkowice , convert|7|km|mi|0|abbr=on north-west of Będzin,Sławków , convert|20|km|mi|0|abbr=on east of Będzin, andSiewierz , convert|18|km|mi|0|abbr=on north-east of Będzin.The town of Sławków, which became part of Będzin County in 2002 when it was transferred from
Lesser Poland Voivodeship to Silesian Voivodeship, forms anexclave . It is separated from the rest of the county by the cities ofDąbrowa Górnicza andSosnowiec .The county covers an area of convert|368.02|km2|sqmi|1. As of 2006 its total population is 151,122, out of which the population of Będzin is 58,659, that of Czeladź is 34,173, that of Wojkowice is 9,434, that of Sławków is 6,833, that of Siewierz is 5,528, and the rural population is 36,495.
Neighbouring counties
Będzin County is bordered by
Myszków County to the north,Zawiercie County to the north-east, the city ofDąbrowa Górnicza and (through Sławków)Olkusz County to the east, the city ofSosnowiec to the south, the cities ofSiemianowice Śląskie andPiekary Śląskie to the west, andTarnowskie Góry County to the north-west.Administrative division
The county is subdivided into eight
gmina s (four 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]
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