Kazimierza County

"Kazimierski" redirects here. For the protected area in east Poland, see Kazimierz Landscape Park.

Kazimierza County (Polish: powiat kazimierski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, south-central 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 Kazimierza Wielka, which lies 69 kilometres (43 mi) south of the regional capital Kielce. The only other town in the county is Skalbmierz, lying 9 km (6 mi) north-west of Kazimierza Wielka.

Kazimierza County Powiat kazimierski
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Kazimierza Wielka): 50°16′25″N 20°29′4″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Świętokrzyskie
Seat	Kazimierza Wielka
Gminas	Total 5 Gmina Bejsce Gmina Czarnocin Gmina Kazimierza Wielka Gmina Opatowiec Gmina Skalbmierz
Area
• Total	422.48 km2 (163.12 sq mi)
Population  (2019)
• Total	33,408
• Density	79/km2 (200/sq mi)
• Urban	6,835
• Rural	26,573
Car plates	TKA
Website	http://www.kazimierzaw.pl/

The county covers an area of 422.48 square kilometres (163.1 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 33,408, out of which the population of Kazimierza Wielka is 5,550, that of Skalbmierz is 1,285, and the rural population is 26,573.^[1]

Neighbouring counties

Kazimierza County is bordered by Pińczów County to the north, Busko County to the north-east, Dąbrowa County to the east, Tarnów County to the south-east, and Proszowice County and Miechów County to the west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km2)	Population (2019)	Seat
Gmina Kazimierza Wielka	urban-rural	140.6	16,177	Kazimierza Wielka
Gmina Skalbmierz	urban-rural	86.2	6,468	Skalbmierz
Gmina Bejsce	rural	57.7	4,021	Bejsce
Gmina Czarnocin	rural	69.5	3,792	Czarnocin
Gmina Opatowiec	rural	68.4	2,950	Opatowiec

References

1. GUS. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Retrieved 2020-09-14.