Busko County

Busko (Polish: powiat buski) 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 only town is Busko-Zdrój, which lies 47 kilometres (29 mi) south of the regional capital Kielce.

Busko

Busko
[City]
Flag
Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Busko-Zdrój): 50°28′N 20°43′E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipŚwiętokrzyskie
SeatBusko-Zdrój
Gminas
Area
 • Total967.39 km2 (373.51 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total73,940
 • Density76/km2 (200/sq mi)
 • Urban
17,297
 • Rural
56,643
Car platesTBU
Websitehttp://www.powiat.busko.pl/

The county covers an area of 967.39 square kilometres (373.5 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 73,940, out of which the population of Busko-Zdrój is 17,297 and the rural population is 56,643.[1]

Neighbouring counties

Busko County is bordered by Kielce County to the north, Staszów County to the east, Dąbrowa County to the south, Kazimierza County to the south-west and Pińczów 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
(2006)		 Seat
Gmina Busko-Zdrój urban-rural 235.9 32,512 Busko-Zdrój
Gmina Pacanów rural 123.9 7,897 Pacanów
Gmina Stopnica rural 125.4 7,838 Stopnica
Gmina Nowy Korczyn rural 117.3 6,381 Nowy Korczyn
Gmina Wiślica rural 100.6 5,690 Wiślica
Gmina Solec-Zdrój rural 84.9 4,987 Solec-Zdrój
Gmina Gnojno rural 95.7 4,735 Gnojno
Gmina Tuczępy rural 83.7 3,900 Tuczępy

References
  1. "Polish official population figures 2006". Archived from the original on 2008-05-05.


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