Bielsko County
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| Bielsko County Powiat bielski |
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| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship | Silesian | ||
| Seat | Bielsko-Biała | ||
| Gminas |
Total 10 (incl. 1 urban)
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| Government | |||
| - Starosta | Andrzej Płonka | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 457.2 km² (176.5 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 150,764 | ||
| - Density | 329.8/km² (854.1/sq mi) | ||
| - Urban | 43,489 | ||
| - Rural | 107,275 | ||
| Car plates | SBI | ||
| Website: http://www.powiat.bielsko.pl/ | |||
Bielsko County (Polish: powiat bielski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Bielsko-Biała, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The county contains three towns: Czechowice-Dziedzice, 13 km (8 mi) north-west of Bielsko-Biała, Szczyrk, 14 km (9 mi) south of Bielsko-Biała, and Wilamowice, 12 km (7 mi) north-east of Bielsko-Biała.
The county covers an area of 457.23 square kilometres (176.5 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 150,764, out of which the population of Czechowice-Dziedzice is 34,811, that of Szczyrk is 5,860, that of Wilamowice is 2,818, and the rural population is 107,275.
[edit] Neighbouring counties
Apart from the city of Bielsko-Biała, Bielsko County is also bordered by Pszczyna County and Oświęcim County to the north, Wadowice County to the east, Żywiec County to the south, and Cieszyn County to the west.
[edit] Administrative division
The county is subdivided into 10 gminas (one urban, two urban-rural and seven rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
| Gmina | Type | Area (km²) |
Population (2006) |
Seat |
| Gmina Czechowice-Dziedzice | urban-rural | 66.3 | 43,248 | Czechowice-Dziedzice |
| Gmina Jasienica | rural | 91.7 | 20,373 | Jasienica |
| Gmina Wilamowice | urban-rural | 56.7 | 15,166 | Wilamowice |
| Gmina Porąbka | rural | 64.6 | 14,703 | Porąbka |
| Gmina Wilkowice | rural | 33.9 | 12,329 | Wilkowice |
| Gmina Kozy | rural | 26.9 | 11,556 | Kozy |
| Gmina Buczkowice | rural | 19.3 | 10,580 | Buczkowice |
| Gmina Bestwina | rural | 37.6 | 10,412 | Bestwina |
| Gmina Jaworze | rural | 21.3 | 6,537 | Jaworze |
| Szczyrk | urban | 39.1 | 5,860 |
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