Kielce County
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Kielce 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 is the city of 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...

, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The county contains four towns: Chęciny
Checiny
Chęciny is a town in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland, with 4,252 inhabitants .The town is first mentioned in historical documents from 1275. It obtained its city charter in 1325. The most important sight in the town is the royal castle built in the late 13th or early 14th century...

, 14 km (9 mi) south-west of Kielce, Chmielnik
Chmielnik
Chmielnik is a town in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland. It has a population of 4,005 . Town's name is derived from hop .- History :...

, 32 km (20 mi) south of Kielce, Daleszyce
Daleszyce
Daleszyce is a town in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,800 inhabitants . It became a town at the start of 2007.-External links:*...

, 17 km (11 mi) south-east of Kielce, and Bodzentyn
Bodzentyn
Bodzentyn is a town in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,271 inhabitants . Bodzentyn Castle was built in 14th century.-External links:*...

, 25 km (16 mi) east of Kielce.

The county covers an area of 2247.45 square kilometres (867.7 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 198,581, out of which the population of Chęciny is 4,252, that of Chmielnik is 4,005, that of Daleszyce is 2,800, that of Bodzentyn is 2,241, and the rural population is 188,083.

Neighbouring counties

Apart from the city of 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...

, Kielce County is also bordered by Końskie County
Konskie County
Końskie County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, 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 Końskie, which lies ...

 to the north, Skarżysko County
Skarzysko County
Skarżysko 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...

 to the north-east, Starachowice County
Starachowice County
Starachowice 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 Starachowice,...

, Ostrowiec County
Ostrowiec County
Ostrowiec 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 Ostrowiec...

 and Opatów County
Opatów County
Opatów 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 Opatów, which lies ...

 to the east, Staszów County
Staszów County
Staszów 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 Staszów, which...

 to the south-east, Busko County
Busko County
Busko 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 only town is Busko-Zdrój, which lies...

 and 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, Jędrzejów County
Jedrzejów County
Jędrzejów 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 Jędrzejów, which...

 to the south-west, and Włoszczowa County to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 19 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 (four urban-rural and 15 rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
Gmina Type Area
(km²)
Population
(2006)
Seat
Gmina Piekoszów
Gmina Piekoszów
Gmina Piekoszów is a rural gmina in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Piekoszów, which lies approximately west of the regional capital Kielce....

rural 102.5 15,249 Piekoszów
Piekoszów
Piekoszów is a village in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Piekoszów. It lies approximately west of the regional capital Kielce....

Gmina Chęciny
Gmina Checiny
Gmina Chęciny is an urban-rural gmina in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Chęciny, which lies approximately south-west of the regional capital Kielce....

urban-rural 127.6 14,715 Chęciny
Checiny
Chęciny is a town in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland, with 4,252 inhabitants .The town is first mentioned in historical documents from 1275. It obtained its city charter in 1325. The most important sight in the town is the royal castle built in the late 13th or early 14th century...

Gmina Daleszyce
Gmina Daleszyce
Gmina Daleszyce is an urban-rural gmina in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Daleszyce, which lies approximately south-east of the regional capital Kielce....

urban-rural 222.2 14,713 Daleszyce
Daleszyce
Daleszyce is a town in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,800 inhabitants . It became a town at the start of 2007.-External links:*...

Gmina Morawica
Gmina Morawica
Gmina Morawica is a rural gmina in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Morawica, which lies approximately south of the regional capital Kielce....

rural 140.5 13,380 Morawica
Morawica, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship
Morawica is a village in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Morawica. It lies approximately south of the regional capital Kielce....

Gmina Górno
Gmina Górno
Gmina Górno is a rural gmina in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Górno, which lies approximately east of the regional capital Kielce....

rural 83.3 12,943 Górno
Górno, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship
Górno is a village in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Górno. It lies approximately east of the regional capital Kielce....

Gmina Zagnańsk
Gmina Zagnansk
Gmina Zagnańsk is a rural gmina in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Zagnańsk, which lies approximately north of the regional capital Kielce....

rural 124.4 12,746 Zagnańsk
Zagnansk
Zagnańsk is a village in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Zagnańsk. It lies approximately north of the regional capital Kielce. The village has a population of 1,726.The Bartek oak tree in the village is almost 650 years...

Gmina Bodzentyn
Gmina Bodzentyn
Gmina Bodzentyn is an urban-rural gmina in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Bodzentyn, which lies approximately east of the regional capital Kielce....

urban-rural 160.3 11,677 Bodzentyn
Bodzentyn
Bodzentyn is a town in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,271 inhabitants . Bodzentyn Castle was built in 14th century.-External links:*...

Gmina Chmielnik
Gmina Chmielnik, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship
Gmina Chmielnik is an urban-rural gmina in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Chmielnik, which lies approximately south of the regional capital Kielce....

urban-rural 142.9 11,568 Chmielnik
Chmielnik
Chmielnik is a town in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland. It has a population of 4,005 . Town's name is derived from hop .- History :...

Gmina Miedziana Góra
Gmina Miedziana Góra
Gmina Miedziana Góra is a rural gmina in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Miedziana Góra, which lies approximately north-west of the regional capital Kielce....

rural 70.8 10,031 Miedziana Góra
Miedziana Góra, Kielce County
Miedziana Góra is a village in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Miedziana Góra. It lies approximately north-west of the regional capital Kielce....

Gmina Bieliny
Gmina Bieliny
Gmina Bieliny is a rural gmina in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Bieliny, which lies approximately east of the regional capital Kielce....

rural 88.1 9,832 Bieliny
Bieliny, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship
Bieliny is a village in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Bieliny. It lies approximately east of the regional capital Kielce....

Gmina Strawczyn
Gmina Strawczyn
Gmina Strawczyn is a rural gmina in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Strawczyn, which lies approximately north-west of the regional capital Kielce....

rural 86.3 9,789 Strawczyn
Strawczyn
Strawczyn is a village in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Strawczyn. It lies approximately north-west of the regional capital Kielce....

Gmina Nowa Słupia rural 85.9 9,691 Nowa Słupia
Gmina Masłów rural 86.3 9,595 Masłów
Gmina Mniów
Gmina Mniów
Gmina Mniów is a rural gmina - administrative district - in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, located in south-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Mniów, which lies approximately north-west of the regional capital Kielce....

rural 95.3 9,249 Mniów
Mniów
Mniów is a village in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Mniów. It lies approximately north-west of the regional capital Kielce....

Gmina Łopuszno rural 176.8 8,996 Łopuszno
Gmina Sitkówka-Nowiny
Gmina Sitkówka-Nowiny
Gmina Sitkówka-Nowiny is a rural gmina in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Osiedle-Nowiny, which lies approximately south-west of the regional capital Kielce....

rural 45.8 6,983 Osiedle-Nowiny
Osiedle-Nowiny
Osiedle-Nowiny is a village in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Sitkówka-Nowiny. It lies approximately south-west of the regional capital Kielce....

Gmina Łagów rural 113.0 6,899 Łagów
Gmina Raków
Gmina Raków
Gmina Raków is a rural gmina in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Raków, which lies approximately south-east of the regional capital Kielce....

rural 191.1 5,747 Raków
Raków
Raków is a village in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Raków. It lies approximately south-east of the regional capital Kielce...

Gmina Pierzchnica
Gmina Pierzchnica
Gmina Pierzchnica is a rural gmina in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Pierzchnica, which lies approximately south-east of the regional capital Kielce....

rural 104.6 4,778 Pierzchnica
Pierzchnica
Pierzchnica is a village in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Pierzchnica. It lies approximately south-east of the regional capital Kielce....

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