Starachowice County

Starachowice County
Powiat starachowicki

County

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Location within the voivodeship

Coordinates (Starachowice): 51°3′N 21°4′E / 51.050°N 21.067°ECoordinates: 51°3′N 21°4′E / 51.050°N 21.067°E

Country

Poland

Seat

Total 5 (incl. 1 urban)

Area

• Total

523.27 km² (202.04 sq mi)

Population (2006)

• Total

94,395

• Density

180/km² (470/sq mi)

• Urban

55,852

• Rural

38,543

Car plates

TST

Website

http://www.powiat.starachowice.pl

Starachowice County (Polish: powiat starachowicki) 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 Starachowice, which lies 37 kilometres (23 mi) north-east of the regional capital Kielce. The only other town in the county is Wąchock, lying 5 km (3 mi) north-west of Starachowice.

The county covers an area of 523.27 square kilometres (202.0 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 94,395, out of which the population of Starachowice is 53,092, that of Wąchock is 2,760, and the rural population is 38,543.

Neighbouring counties

Starachowice County is bordered by Radom County to the north, Lipsko County and Ostrowiec County to the east, Kielce County to the west, and Skarżysko County and Szydłowiec County to the north-west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Starachowice	urban	31.9	53,092
Gmina Pawłów	rural	137.4	15,064	Pawłów
Gmina Brody	rural	161.3	10,811	Brody
Gmina Mirzec	rural	111.0	8,456	Mirzec
Gmina Wąchock	urban-rural	81.8	6,972	Wąchock

References

Polish official population figures 2006

Gminas of Starachowice County

Seat	Starachowice (urban gmina)

Urban-rural gmina	Gmina Wąchock

Rural gminas	Gmina Brody Gmina Mirzec Gmina Pawłów

Counties of Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship

City counties	Kielce (capital)

Land counties	Busko Jędrzejów Kazimierza Kielce Końskie Opatów Ostrowiec Pińczów Sandomierz Skarżysko Starachowice Staszów Włoszczowa

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