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Częstochowa County
Powiat częstochowski— County —
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Coat of armsLocation within Silesian Voivodeship Coordinates (Częstochowa): 50°48′N 19°7′E / 50.8°N 19.117°ECoordinates: 50°48′N 19°7′E / 50.8°N 19.117°E Country Poland
Voivodeship Silesian Seat Częstochowa Gminas Area – Total 1,519.49 km2 (586.7 sq mi) Population (2006) – Total 133,553 – Density 87.9/km2 (227.6/sq mi) – Urban 16,166 – Rural 117,387 Car plates SCZ Website http://www.czestochowa.powiat.pl Częstochowa County (Polish: powiat częstochowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Częstochowa, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The only towns in Częstochowa County are Blachownia, which lies 11 km (7 mi) west of Częstochowa, and Koniecpol, 40 km (25 mi) east of Częstochowa.
The county covers an area of 1,519.49 square kilometres (586.7 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 133,553, out of which the population of Blachownia is 9,863, that of Koniecpol is 6,303, and the rural population is 117,387.
Neighbouring counties
Apart from the city of Częstochowa, Częstochowa County is also bordered by Pajęczno County to the north, Radomsko County to the north-east, Włoszczowa County to the east, Zawiercie County and Myszków County to the south, Lubliniec County to the west, and Kłobuck County to the north-west.
Administrative division
The county is subdivided into 16 gminas (two urban-rural and 14 rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
Gmina Type Area
(km²)Population
(2006)Seat Gmina Mykanów rural 140.6 13,822 Mykanów Gmina Kłomnice rural 147.9 13,821 Kłomnice Gmina Blachownia urban-rural 67.2 13,329 Blachownia Gmina Poczesna rural 60.1 12,490 Poczesna Gmina Konopiska rural 78.1 10,405 Konopiska Gmina Koniecpol urban-rural 146.8 10,300 Koniecpol Gmina Mstów rural 119.8 10,189 Mstów Gmina Rędziny rural 41.4 9,687 Rędziny Gmina Olsztyn rural 108.8 6,780 Olsztyn Gmina Janów rural 147.0 6,019 Janów Gmina Kamienica Polska rural 46.7 5,634 Kamienica Polska Gmina Lelów rural 120.8 5,205 Lelów Gmina Kruszyna rural 93.4 4,899 Kruszyna Gmina Dąbrowa Zielona rural 100.3 4,125 Dąbrowa Zielona Gmina Przyrów rural 80.4 4,122 Przyrów Gmina Starcza rural 20.1 2,726 Starcza References
Rural gminas Seat (not part of the county) Counties of Silesian Voivodeship City counties Katowice (capital) • Bielsko-Biała • Bytom • Chorzów • Częstochowa • Dąbrowa Górnicza • Gliwice • Jastrzębie-Zdrój • Jaworzno • Mysłowice • Piekary Śląskie • Ruda Śląska • Rybnik • Siemianowice Śląskie • Sosnowiec • Świętochłowice • Tychy • Zabrze • ŻoryLand counties Categories:- Częstochowa County
- Land counties of Silesian Voivodeship
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