Kozienice County (Polish: powiat kozienicki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. It came into being on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and only town is Kozienice, which lies 81 kilometres (50 mi) south-east of Warsaw.
Kozienice County
Powiat kozienicki | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location within the voivodeship | |
 Division into gminas | |
| Coordinates (Kozienice): 51°35′N 21°34′E / 51.583°N 21.567°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Masovian |
| Seat | Kozienice |
| Gminas | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 916.96 km2 (354.04 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 60,253 |
| • Density | 66/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 17,208 |
| • Rural | 43,045 |
| Car plates | WKZ |
| Website | http://www.kozienicepowiat.pl |
The county covers an area of 916.96 square kilometres (354.0 sq mi). As of 2019, its total population is 60,253, out of which the population of Kozienice is 17,208 and the rural population is 43,045.[1]
The county includes part of the protected area called Kozienice Landscape Park.
Neighbouring counties
editKozienice County is bordered by Garwolin County to the north, Ryki County to the east, Puławy County to the south-east, Zwoleń County to the south, Radom County to the south-west, and Białobrzegi County and Grójec County to the west.
Administrative division
editThe county is subdivided into seven gminas (one urban-rural and six rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
| Gmina | Type | Area (km2) |
Population (2019) |
Seat |
| Gmina Kozienice | urban-rural | 245.6 | 29,562 | Kozienice |
| Gmina Głowaczów | rural | 186.3 | 7,211 | Głowaczów |
| Gmina Magnuszew | rural | 140.9 | 6,741 | Magnuszew |
| Gmina Garbatka-Letnisko | rural | 74.0 | 5,036 | Garbatka-Letnisko |
| Gmina Sieciechów | rural | 61.3 | 3,905 | Sieciechów |
| Gmina Grabów nad Pilicą | rural | 125.0 | 3,900 | Grabów nad Pilicą |
| Gmina Gniewoszów | rural | 84.3 | 3,898 | Gniewoszów |
References
edit- ^ GUS. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Retrieved 2020-09-14.