Bielsko County

Bielsko County (Polish: powiat bielski) 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 Bielsko-Biała, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The county contains three towns: Czechowice-Dziedzice, 13 km (8 mi) north-west of Bielsko-Biała, Szczyrk, 14 km (9 mi) south of Bielsko-Biała, and Wilamowice, 12 km (7 mi) north-east of Bielsko-Biała.

Not to be confused with Bielsk County, which has the same name in Polish.
Bielsko County

Powiat bielski
County
County office building
Flag
Coat of arms
Location within Silesian Voivodeship
Country Poland
VoivodeshipSilesian
SeatBielsko-Biała
Gminas
Government
 • StarostaAndrzej Płonka
Area
 • Total457.2 km2 (176.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2019-06-30[1])
 • Total165,374
 • Density360/km2 (940/sq mi)
 • Urban
44,760
 • Rural
120,614
Car platesSBI
Websitehttp://www.powiat.bielsko.pl/

The county covers an area of 457.23 square kilometres (176.5 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 165,374, out of which the population of Czechowice-Dziedzice is 35,926, that of Szczyrk is 5,734, that of Wilamowice is 3,100, and the rural population is 120,614.

Neighbouring counties

Apart from the city of Bielsko-Biała, Bielsko County is also bordered by Pszczyna County and Oświęcim County to the north, Wadowice County to the east, Żywiec County to the south, and Cieszyn County to the west.

Administrative division
Map of Bielsko County

The county is subdivided into 10 gminas (one urban, two 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 Czechowice-Dziedzice urban-rural 66.3 45,451 Czechowice-Dziedzice
Gmina Jasienica rural 91.7 24,264 Jasienica
Gmina Wilamowice urban-rural 56.7 17,613 Wilamowice
Gmina Porąbka rural 64.6 15,582 Porąbka
Gmina Wilkowice rural 33.9 13,409 Wilkowice
Gmina Kozy rural 26.9 12,979 Kozy
Gmina Bestwina rural 37.6 11,816 Bestwina
Gmina Buczkowice rural 19.3 11,196 Buczkowice
Gmina Jaworze rural 21.3 7,330 Jaworze
Szczyrk urban 39.1 5,734  

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

See also

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