Myszków County

Myszków County Powiat myszkowski
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Flag Coat of arms
Location within Silesian Voivodeship
Coordinates (Myszków): 50°35′N 19°19′E / 50.583°N 19.317°E / 50.583; 19.317Coordinates: 50°35′N 19°19′E / 50.583°N 19.317°E / 50.583; 19.317
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Silesian
Seat	Myszków
Gminas	Total 5 (incl. 1 urban) Myszków Gmina Koziegłowy Gmina Niegowa Gmina Poraj Gmina Żarki
Area
– Total	478.62 km2 (184.8 sq mi)
Population (2006)
– Total	71,619
– Density	149.6/km2 (387.6/sq mi)
– Urban	39,754
– Rural	31,865
Car plates	SMY
Website	http://www.powiatmyszkowski.pl/

Myszków County (Polish: powiat myszkowski) 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 and largest town is Myszków, which lies 44 kilometres (27 mi) north-east of the regional capital Katowice. The county also contains the towns of Żarki, lying 7 km (4 mi) north-east of Myszków, and Koziegłowy, 11 km (7 mi) west of Myszków.

The county covers an area of 478.62 square kilometres (184.8 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 71,619, out of which the population of Myszków is 32,830, that of Żarki is 4,419, that of Koziegłowy is 2,505, and the rural population is 31,865.

Neighbouring counties

Myszków County is bordered by Częstochowa County to the north, Zawiercie County to the south-east, Będzin County to the south, and Tarnowskie Góry County and Lubliniec County to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into five gminas (one urban, two urban-rural and two rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Myszków	urban	72.7	32,830
Gmina Koziegłowy	urban-rural	159.2	14,420	Koziegłowy
Gmina Poraj	rural	58.5	10,467	Poraj
Gmina Żarki	urban-rural	100.7	8,138	Żarki
Gmina Niegowa	rural	87.6	5,764	Niegowa

References

• Polish official population figures 2006