Przysucha County

Przysucha County (Polish: powiat przysuski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-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 only town is Przysucha, which lies 98 kilometres (61 mi) south of Warsaw.

Przysucha County

Powiat przysuski
County
Flag
Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Przysucha): 51°22′N 20°37′E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipMasovian
SeatPrzysucha
Gminas
Area
 • Total800.68 km2 (309.14 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total41,721
 • Density52/km2 (130/sq mi)
 • Urban
5,818
 • Rural
35,903
Car platesWPY
Websitehttp://www.przysucha.pl

The county covers an area of 800.68 square kilometres (309.1 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 41,721, out of which the population of Przysucha is 5,818, and the rural population is 35,903.[1]

Neighbouring counties

Przysucha County is bordered by Grójec County to the north, Białobrzegi County to the north-east, Radom County to the east, Szydłowiec County to the south-east, Końskie County to the south-west, and Opoczno County and Tomaszów Mazowiecki County to the west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina Type Area
(km²)		 Population
(2019)		 Seat
Gmina Przysucha urban-rural 181.3 11,847 Przysucha
Gmina Wieniawa rural 104.0 5,287 Wieniawa
Gmina Gielniów rural 79.2 4,581 Gielniów
Gmina Borkowice rural 86.1 4,302 Borkowice
Gmina Rusinów rural 82.9 4,274 Rusinów
Gmina Potworów rural 81.9 4,218 Potworów
Gmina Odrzywół rural 94.8 3,808 Odrzywół
Gmina Klwów rural 90.5 3,404 Klwów

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


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