Żyrardów County

Żyrardów County
Powiat żyrardowski
County

Flag

Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship

Division into gminas
Coordinates (Żyrardów): 52°3′N 20°26′E / 52.050°N 20.433°E / 52.050; 20.433Coordinates: 52°3′N 20°26′E / 52.050°N 20.433°E / 52.050; 20.433
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Masovian
Seat Żyrardów
Gminas
Area
  Total 532.63 km2 (205.65 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Total 74,662
  Density 140/km2 (360/sq mi)
  Urban 47,392
  Rural 27,270
Car plates WZY
Website http://www.powiat-zyrardowski.pl

Żyrardów County (Polish: powiat żyrardowski) 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 largest town is Żyrardów, which lies 43 kilometres (27 mi) south-west of Warsaw. The only other town in the county is Mszczonów, lying 11 km (7 mi) south-east of Żyrardów.

The county covers an area of 532.63 square kilometres (205.6 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 74,662, out of which the population of Żyrardów is 41,161, that of Mszczonów is 6,231, and the rural population is 27,270.

Neighbouring counties

Żyrardów County is bordered by Grodzisk Mazowiecki County to the east, Grójec County to the south-east, Rawa County to the south, Skierniewice County to the west and Sochaczew County to the north-west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina Type Area
(km²)
Population
(2006)
Seat
Żyrardów urban 14.4 41,161  
Gmina Mszczonów urban-rural 144.9 11,176 Mszczonów
Gmina Wiskitki rural 150.9 9,298 Wiskitki
Gmina Puszcza Mariańska rural 142.4 8,411 Puszcza Mariańska
Gmina Radziejowice rural 80.1 4,616 Radziejowice

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