Gliwice County

Infobox Settlement
name = Gliwice County
native_name = Powiat gliwicki
settlement_type =

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image_shield = POL powiat gliwicki COA.svg
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = Silesian
area_total_km2 = 663.35
population_total = 114963
population_as_of = 2006
population_density_km2 = auto
population_urban = 64519
population_blank1_title = Rural
population_blank1 = 50444
coor_type = Gliwice
latd = 50
latm = 17
lats =
latNS = N
longd = 18
longm = 40
longs =
longEW = E
seat = Gliwice
parts_type = Gminas
parts = Total 8 (incl. 2 urban)
p1 = Knurów
p2 = Pyskowice
p3 = Gmina Gierałtowice
p4 = Gmina Pilchowice
p5 = Gmina Rudziniec
p6 = Gmina Sośnicowice
p7 = Gmina Toszek
p8 = Gmina Wielowieś
blank_name = Car plates
blank_info = SGL
website = http://www.powiatgliwicki.pl/ __NOTOC__Gliwice County ( _pl. powiat gliwicki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Silesian Voivodeship, southern 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 Gliwice, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The county contains four towns: Knurów, convert|8|km|mi|0|abbr=on south of Gliwice, Pyskowice, convert|12|km|mi|0|abbr=on north of Gliwice, Toszek, convert|22|km|mi|0|abbr=on north-west of Gliwice, and Sośnicowice, convert|10|km|mi|0|abbr=on west of Gliwice.

The county covers an area of convert|663.35|km2|sqmi|1. As of 2006 its total population is 114,963, out of which the population of Knurów is 39,823, that of Pyskowice is 19,127, that of Toszek is 3,822, that of Sośnicowice is 1,747, and the rural population is 50,444.

Neighbouring counties

Apart from the city of Gliwice, Gliwice County is also bordered by Tarnowskie Góry County to the north-east, the city of Zabrze to the east, Mikołów County and the city of Ruda Śląska to the south-east, Rybnik County and the city of Rybnik to the south, Racibórz County to the south-west, Kędzierzyn-Koźle County to the west, and Strzelce County to the north-west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into eight gminas (two urban, two urban-rural and four 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]