Jędrzejów County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat

Powiat

A powiat is the second-level unit of local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a county, district or prefecture in other countries. The term powiat is most often translated into English as "county", although other terms are also sometimes used...

) in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship

Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, or Świętokrzyskie Province , is one of the 16 voivodeships into which Poland is presently divided. It is situated in central Poland, in the historical province of Lesser Poland, and takes its name from the Świętokrzyskie mountain range...

, south-central Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

. 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 Jędrzejów

Jedrzejów

Jędrzejów is a town in Poland, located in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, about 35 km southwest of Kielce. It is the capital of Jędrzejów County. It has 18,069 inhabitants ....

, which lies 36 kilometres (22 mi) south-west of the regional capital Kielce

Kielce

Kielce ) is a city in central Poland with 204,891 inhabitants . It is also the capital city of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship since 1999, previously in Kielce Voivodeship...

. The county also contains the towns of Sędziszów

Sedziszów

Sędziszów is a town in Jędrzejów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland, with 6,830 inhabitants .Sędziszów train station is a stop for both the PKP intercity trains and their regional trains. The Broad Gauge Metallurgy Line also goes through Sędziszów.-External links:*...

, lying 18 km (11 mi) west of Jędrzejów, and Małogoszcz, 21 km (13 mi) north of Jędrzejów.

The county covers an area of 1257.17 square kilometres (485.4 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 89,304, out of which the population of Jędrzejów is 16,577, that of Sędziszów is 6,813, that of Małogoszcz is 3,943, and the rural population is 61,971.

Neighbouring counties

Jędrzejów County is bordered by Kielce County

Kielce County

Kielce County is a unit of territorial administration and local government 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 is the city of Kielce, although the...

 to the north-east, Pińczów County

Pinczów County

Pińczów County is a unit of territorial administration and local government 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 Pińczów, which...

 to the south-east, Miechów County

Miechów County

Miechów County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lesser Poland 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 and only town is Miechów, which lies north...

 to the south, Zawiercie County

Zawiercie County

Zawiercie County is a unit of territorial administration and local government 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 and largest town is Zawiercie, which lies ...

 to the west and Włoszczowa County to the north-west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into nine gmina

Gmina

The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...

s (three urban-rural and six rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Jędrzejów Gmina Jedrzejów Gmina Jędrzejów is an urban-rural gmina in Jędrzejów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Jędrzejów, which lies approximately south-west of the regional capital Kielce....	urban-rural	227.5	29,178	Jędrzejów Jedrzejów Jędrzejów is a town in Poland, located in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, about 35 km southwest of Kielce. It is the capital of Jędrzejów County. It has 18,069 inhabitants ....
Gmina Sędziszów Gmina Sedziszów Gmina Sędziszów is an urban-rural gmina in Jędrzejów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Sędziszów, which lies approximately west of Jędrzejów and south-west of the regional capital Kielce.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...	urban-rural	145.7	13,116	Sędziszów Sedziszów Sędziszów is a town in Jędrzejów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland, with 6,830 inhabitants .Sędziszów train station is a stop for both the PKP intercity trains and their regional trains. The Broad Gauge Metallurgy Line also goes through Sędziszów.-External links:*...
Gmina Małogoszcz	urban-rural	145.4	11,758	Małogoszcz
Gmina Sobków Gmina Sobków Gmina Sobków is a rural gmina in Jędrzejów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Sobków, which lies approximately north-east of Jędrzejów and south-west of the regional capital Kielce.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...	rural	145.5	8,266	Sobków Sobków Sobków is a village in Jędrzejów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Sobków. It lies approximately north-east of Jędrzejów and south-west of the regional capital Kielce.The village has an approximate population of 870...
Gmina Wodzisław	rural	176.7	7,585	Wodzisław
Gmina Nagłowice	rural	117.3	5,290	Nagłowice
Gmina Oksa Gmina Oksa Gmina Oksa is a rural gmina in Jędrzejów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Oksa, which lies approximately north-west of Jędrzejów and south-west of the regional capital Kielce....	rural	90.3	4,879	Oksa Oksa Oksa is a village in Jędrzejów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Oksa. It lies approximately north-west of Jędrzejów and south-west of the regional capital Kielce....
Gmina Imielno Gmina Imielno Gmina Imielno is a rural gmina in Jędrzejów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Imielno, which lies approximately south-east of Jędrzejów and south of the regional capital Kielce....	rural	100.6	4,626	Imielno Imielno, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship Imielno is a village in Jędrzejów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Imielno. It lies approximately south-east of Jędrzejów and south of the regional capital Kielce.The village has a population of 300.-References:...
Gmina Słupia	rural	107.9	4,606	Słupia