Częstochowa County | |
Native Name: | Powiat częstochowski |
Settlement Type: | County |
Leader Title: | Starosta |
Leader Name: | Krzysztof Smela |
Total Type: | Total |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Silesian |
Area Total Km2: | 1519.49 |
Population As Of: | 2019-06-30[1] |
Population Total: | 134637 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Urban: | 15455 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Rural |
Population Blank1: | 119182 |
Coor Pinpoint: | Częstochowa |
Coordinates: | 50.8°N 26°W |
Seat: | Częstochowa |
Leader Party: | PSL |
Parts Type: | Gminas |
Parts: | Total 16 |
P1: | Gmina Blachownia |
P2: | Gmina Dąbrowa Zielona |
P3: | Gmina Janów |
P4: | Gmina Kamienica Polska |
P5: | Gmina Kłomnice |
P6: | Gmina Koniecpol |
P7: | Gmina Konopiska |
P8: | Gmina Kruszyna |
P9: | Gmina Lelów |
P10: | Gmina Mstów |
P11: | Gmina Mykanów |
P12: | Gmina Olsztyn |
P13: | Gmina Poczesna |
P14: | Gmina Przyrów |
P15: | Gmina Rędziny |
P16: | Gmina Starcza |
Blank Name: | Car plates |
Blank Info: | SCZ |
Website: | http://www.czestochowa.powiat.pl |
Częstochowa County (Polish: powiat częstochowski) 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 is the city of Częstochowa, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The only towns in Częstochowa County are Blachownia, which lies 110NaN0 west of Częstochowa, and Koniecpol, 400NaN0 east of Częstochowa.
The county covers an area of 1519.49km2. As of 2019 its total population is 134,637, out of which the population of Blachownia is 9,545, that of Koniecpol is 5,910, and the rural population is 119,182.
Apart from the city of Częstochowa, Częstochowa County is also bordered by Pajęczno County to the north, Radomsko County to the north-east, Włoszczowa County to the east, Zawiercie County and Myszków County to the south, Lubliniec County to the west, and Kłobuck County to the north-west.
The county is subdivided into 16 gminas (two urban-rural and 14 rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
Gmina | Type | Area (km2) | Population (2019) | Seat |
Gmina Mykanów | rural | 140.6 | 15,056 | Mykanów |
Gmina Kłomnice | rural | 147.9 | 13,484 | Kłomnice |
Gmina Blachownia | urban-rural | 67.2 | 12,935 | Blachownia |
Gmina Poczesna | rural | 60.1 | 12,684 | Poczesna |
Gmina Mstów | rural | 119.8 | 10,833 | Mstów |
Gmina Konopiska | rural | 78.1 | 10,715 | Konopiska |
Gmina Rędziny | rural | 41.4 | 9,990 | Rędziny |
Gmina Koniecpol | urban-rural | 146.8 | 9,441 | Koniecpol |
Gmina Olsztyn | rural | 108.8 | 7,833 | Olsztyn |
Gmina Janów | rural | 147.0 | 5,959 | Janów |
Gmina Kamienica Polska | rural | 46.7 | 5,573 | Kamienica Polska |
Gmina Lelów | rural | 120.8 | 4,847 | Lelów |
Gmina Kruszyna | rural | 93.4 | 4,840 | Kruszyna |
Gmina Dąbrowa Zielona | rural | 100.3 | 3,867 | Dąbrowa Zielona |
Gmina Przyrów | rural | 80.4 | 3,757 | Przyrów |
Gmina Starcza | rural | 20.1 | 2,823 | Starcza |
Majority (coalition): PSL (green) - 9, KO (orange) - 1, local committees (black) - 7
Opposition: PiS (blue) - 8