Pszczyna County

Infobox Settlement
name = Pszczyna County
native_name = Powiat pszczyński
settlement_type =

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image_shield = POL powiat pszczyński COA.svg
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = Silesian
area_total_km2 = 473.46
population_total = 104638
population_as_of = 2006
population_density_km2 = auto
population_urban = 25621
population_blank1_title = Rural
population_blank1 = 79017
coor_type = Pszczyna
latd = 49
latm = 59
lats =
latNS = N
longd = 18
longm = 57
longs =
longEW = E
seat = Pszczyna
parts_type = Gminas
parts = Total 6
p1 = Gmina Goczałkowice-Zdrój
p2 = Gmina Kobiór
p3 = Gmina Miedźna
p4 = Gmina Pawłowice
p5 = Gmina Pszczyna
p6 = Gmina Suszec
blank_name = Car plates
blank_info = SPS
website = http://www.powiat.pszczyna.pl __NOTOC__Pszczyna County ( _pl. powiat pszczyński) 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 and only town is Pszczyna, which lies convert|30|km|mi|0 south of the regional capital Katowice.

The county covers an area of convert|473.46|km2|sqmi|1. As of 2006 its total population is 104,638, out of which the population of Pszczyna is 25,621 and the rural population is 79,017.

Neighbouring counties

Pszczyna County is bordered by Mikołów County, the city of Tychy and Bieruń-Lędziny County to the north, Oświęcim County to the east, Bielsko County to the south, Cieszyn County to the south-west, and the cities of Jastrzębie-Zdrój and Żory to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into six gminas (one urban-rural and five 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]