Sochaczew County

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Sochaczew County
Powiat sochaczewski

— County —

Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship

Division into gminas

Coordinates (Sochaczew): 52°13′45″N 20°14′19″E / 52.22917, 20.23861

Country

Poland

Seat

Total 8 (incl. 1 urban)

Area

- Total

731.02 km² (282.2 sq mi)

Population (2006)

- Total

83,318

- Density

114/km² (295.2/sq mi)

- Urban

37,925

- Rural

45,393

Car plates

WSC

Website: http://www.starostwo-soch.home.pl

Sochaczew County (Polish: powiat sochaczewski) 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 only town is Sochaczew, which lies 52 kilometres (32 mi) west of Warsaw.

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.

[edit] Neighbouring counties

Sochaczew County is bordered by Płońsk County to the north, Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki County to the north-east, Warsaw West County and Grodzisk Mazowiecki County to the east, Żyrardów County to the south-east, Skierniewice County to the south, Łowicz County to the south-west, Gostynin County to the west, and Płock County to the north-west.

[edit] Administrative division

The county is subdivided into eight gminas (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	urban	26.1	37,925
Gmina Teresin	rural	88.0	11,028	Teresin
Gmina Sochaczew	rural	91.4	8,764	Sochaczew *
Gmina Iłów	rural	128.5	6,342	Iłów
Gmina Nowa Sucha	rural	90.3	5,966	Nowa Sucha
Gmina Młodzieszyn	rural	117.1	5,541	Młodzieszyn
Gmina Brochów	rural	116.8	4,258	Brochów
Gmina Rybno	rural	72.8	3,494	Rybno
* seat not part of the gmina

[edit] References

Polish official population figures 2006

v • d • e Gminas of Sochaczew County

Seat: Sochaczew (urban gmina) Rural gminas: Gmina Brochów • Gmina Iłów • Gmina Młodzieszyn • Gmina Nowa Sucha • Gmina Rybno • Gmina Sochaczew • Gmina Teresin

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