Grodzisk Mazowiecki County

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Grodzisk Mazowiecki County
Powiat grodziski

— County —

Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship

Division into gminas

Coordinates (Grodzisk Mazowiecki): 52°6′32″N 20°37′30″E / 52.10889, 20.625

Country

Poland

Seat

Total 6 (incl. 2 urban)

Area

- Total

366.87 km² (141.6 sq mi)

Population (2006)

- Total

78,208

- Density

213.2/km² (552.1/sq mi)

- Urban

46,539

- Rural

31,669

Car plates

WGM

Website: http://www.powiat-grodziski.pl

Not to be confused with Grodzisk Wielkopolski County, which has the same name in Polish.

Grodzisk Mazowiecki County (Polish: powiat grodziski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-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 Grodzisk Mazowiecki, which lies 29 kilometres (18 mi) south-west of Warsaw. The county also contains the towns of Milanówek, lying 2 km (1 mi) north-east of Grodzisk Mazowiecki, and Podkowa Leśna, 8 km (5 mi) east of Grodzisk Mazowiecki.

The county covers an area of 366.87 square kilometres (141.6 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 78,208, out of which the population of Grodzisk Mazowiecki is 27,055, that of Milanówek is 15,660, that of Podkowa Leśna is 3,824, and the rural population is 31,669.

[edit] Neighbouring counties

Grodzisk Mazowiecki County is bordered by Warsaw West County to the north-east, Pruszków County and Piaseczno County to the east, Grójec County to the south, and Żyrardów County and Sochaczew County to the west.

[edit] Administrative division

The county is subdivided into six gminas (two 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
Gmina Grodzisk Mazowiecki	urban-rural	107.0	37,432	Grodzisk Mazowiecki
Milanówek	urban	13.5	15,660
Gmina Jaktorów	rural	55.2	10,090	Jaktorów
Gmina Żabia Wola	rural	105.6	6,347	Żabia Wola
Gmina Baranów	rural	75.4	4,855	Baranów
Podkowa Leśna	urban	10.1	3,824

[edit] References

Polish official population figures 2006

v • d • e Grodzisk Mazowiecki County

Seat: Grodzisk Mazowiecki Urban gminas: Milanówek • Podkowa Leśna Urban-rural gmina: Gmina Grodzisk Mazowiecki Rural gminas: Gmina Baranów • Gmina Jaktorów • Gmina Żabia Wola

v • d • e Counties of Masovian Voivodeship

City counties: Warsaw (capital) • Ostrołęka • Płock • Radom • Siedlce Land counties: Białobrzegi • Ciechanów • Garwolin • Gostynin • Grodzisk Mazowiecki • Grójec • Kozienice • Legionowo • Lipsko • Łosice • Maków • Mińsk • Mława • Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki • Ostrołęka • Ostrów Mazowiecka • Otwock • Piaseczno • Płock • Płońsk • Pruszków • Przasnysz • Przysucha • Pułtusk • Radom • Siedlce • Sierpc • Sochaczew • Sokołów • Szydłowiec • Warsaw West • Węgrów • Wołomin • Wyszków • Żuromin • Zwoleń • Żyrardów