Staszów County
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| Staszów County Powiat staszowski |
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| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship | Świętokrzyskie | ||
| Seat | Staszów | ||
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| - Total | 924.84 km² (357.1 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 74,004 | ||
| - Density | 80/km² (207.2/sq mi) | ||
| - Urban | 25,770 | ||
| - Rural | 48,234 | ||
| Car plates | TSZ | ||
| Website: http://www.staszow.upow.gov.pl | |||
Staszów County (Polish: powiat staszowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, south-central Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Staszów, which lies 53 kilometres (33 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kielce. The county also contains the towns of Połaniec, lying 17 km (11 mi) south-east of Staszów, and Osiek, 21 km (13 mi) east of Staszów.
The county covers an area of 924.84 square kilometres (357.1 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 74,004, out of which the population of Staszów is 15,499, that of Połaniec is 8,316, that of Osiek is 1,955, and the rural population is 48,234.
[edit] Neighbouring counties
Staszów County is bordered by Opatów County to the north-east, Sandomierz County and Tarnobrzeg County to the east, Mielec County and Dąbrowa County to the south, Busko County to the west, and Kielce County to the north-west.
[edit] Administrative division
The county is subdivided into eight gminas (three urban-rural and five rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
| Gmina | Type | Area (km²) |
Population (2006) |
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| Gmina Staszów | urban-rural | 225.9 | 26,492 | Staszów |
| Gmina Połaniec | urban-rural | 74.9 | 11,902 | Połaniec |
| Gmina Bogoria | rural | 123.4 | 7,989 | Bogoria |
| Gmina Osiek | urban-rural | 129.3 | 7,917 | Osiek |
| Gmina Rytwiany | rural | 126.3 | 6,375 | Rytwiany |
| Gmina Szydłów | rural | 107.5 | 4,904 | Szydłów |
| Gmina Łubnice | rural | 84.0 | 4,432 | Łubnice |
| Gmina Oleśnica | rural | 53.5 | 3,993 | Oleśnica |
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