Sochaczew 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 Masovian Voivodeship

Masovian Voivodeship

-Administrative division:Masovian Voivodeship is divided into 42 counties : 5 city counties and 37 "land counties"...

, east-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 only town is Sochaczew

Sochaczew

Sochaczew is a town in central Poland, with 38,300 inhabitants . Situated in the Masovian Voivodeship , previously in Skierniewice Voivodeship . It is the capital of Sochaczew County....

, which lies 52 kilometres (32 mi) west of Warsaw

Warsaw

Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...

.

The county covers an area of 731.02 square kilometres (282.2 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 83,318, out of which the population of Sochaczew is 37,925 and the rural population is 45,393.

Neighbouring counties

Sochaczew County is bordered by Płońsk County to the north, Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki County

Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki County

Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Masovian Voivodeship, east-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 Nowy Dwór...

 to the north-east, Warsaw West County

Warsaw West County

Warsaw West County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998...

 and Grodzisk Mazowiecki County

Grodzisk Mazowiecki County

Grodzisk Mazowiecki County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Masovian Voivodeship, east-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 Grodzisk...

 to the east, Żyrardów County

Zyrardów County

Żyrardów County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Masovian Voivodeship, east-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 Żyrardów, which lies ...

 to the south-east, Skierniewice County

Skierniewice County

Skierniewice County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Łódź 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 is the city of Skierniewice, although the city is...

 to the south, Łowicz County to the south-west, Gostynin County

Gostynin County

Gostynin County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Masovian Voivodeship, east-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 Gostynin, which lies west...

 to the west, and Płock County to the north-west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into eight 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 (one urban and seven rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Sochaczew Sochaczew Sochaczew is a town in central Poland, with 38,300 inhabitants . Situated in the Masovian Voivodeship , previously in Skierniewice Voivodeship . It is the capital of Sochaczew County....	urban	26.1	37,925
Gmina Teresin Gmina Teresin Gmina Teresin is a rural gmina in Sochaczew County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Teresin, which lies approximately 13 kilometres south-east of Sochaczew and 41 km west of Warsaw.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is...	rural	88.0	11,028	Teresin Teresin, Sochaczew County Teresin is a village in Sochaczew County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Teresin. It lies approximately east of Sochaczew and west of Warsaw....
Gmina Sochaczew Gmina Sochaczew Gmina Sochaczew is a rural gmina in Sochaczew County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Sochaczew, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina....	rural	91.4	8,764	Sochaczew Sochaczew Sochaczew is a town in central Poland, with 38,300 inhabitants . Situated in the Masovian Voivodeship , previously in Skierniewice Voivodeship . It is the capital of Sochaczew County....  *
Gmina Iłów	rural	128.5	6,342	Iłów
Gmina Nowa Sucha Gmina Nowa Sucha Gmina Nowa Sucha is a rural gmina in Sochaczew County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Nowa Sucha, which lies approximately 9 kilometres south-west of Sochaczew and 57 km south-west of Warsaw.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...	rural	90.3	5,966	Nowa Sucha Nowa Sucha, Sochaczew County Nowa Sucha is a village in Sochaczew County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Nowa Sucha. It lies approximately south-west of Sochaczew and west of Warsaw....
Gmina Młodzieszyn	rural	117.1	5,541	Młodzieszyn
Gmina Brochów Gmina Brochów Gmina Brochów is a rural gmina in Sochaczew County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Brochów, which lies approximately north of Sochaczew and west of Warsaw....	rural	116.8	4,258	Brochów Brochów, Masovian Voivodeship Brochów is a village in Sochaczew County, Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. It is the seat of Gmina Brochów and lies some north of Sochaczew and west of Warsaw....
Gmina Rybno Gmina Rybno, Masovian Voivodeship Gmina Rybno is a rural gmina in Sochaczew County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Rybno, which lies approximately 10 kilometres north-west of Sochaczew and 62 km west of Warsaw....	rural	72.8	3,494	Rybno Rybno, Sochaczew County Rybno is a village in Sochaczew County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Rybno. It lies approximately west of Sochaczew and west of Warsaw.The village has a population of 630....
* seat not part of the gmina