Pszczyna County

Pszczyna County (Polish: powiat pszczyński) 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 only town is Pszczyna, which lies 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice.

Pszczyna County Powiat pszczyński
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within Silesian Voivodeship
Coordinates (Pszczyna): 49°59′N 18°57′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Silesian
Seat	Pszczyna
Gminas	Total 6 Gmina Goczałkowice-Zdrój Gmina Kobiór Gmina Miedźna Gmina Pawłowice Gmina Pszczyna Gmina Suszec
Area
• Total	473.46 km2 (182.80 sq mi)
Population  (2019-06-30[1])
• Total	111,324
• Density	240/km2 (610/sq mi)
• Urban	25,823
• Rural	85,501
Car plates	SPS
Website	http://www.powiat.pszczyna.pl

The county covers an area of 473.46 square kilometres (182.8 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 111,324, out of which the population of Pszczyna is 25,823 and the rural population is 85,501.

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

Map of Pszczyna County.

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.

Gmina	Type	Area (km2)	Population (2019)	Seat
Gmina Pszczyna	urban-rural	174.0	52,627	Pszczyna
Gmina Pawłowice	rural	75.8	18,171	Pawłowice
Gmina Miedźna	rural	49.9	16,544	Miedźna
Gmina Suszec	rural	75.6	12,331	Suszec
Gmina Goczałkowice-Zdrój	rural	48.6	6,761	Goczałkowice-Zdrój
Gmina Kobiór	rural	49.5	4,890	Kobiór

References

1. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-02-14.