Żywiec County
| Żywiec County Powiat żywiecki | ||
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| Coordinates (Żywiec): 49°41′21″N 19°12′21″E / 49.68917°N 19.20583°ECoordinates: 49°41′21″N 19°12′21″E / 49.68917°N 19.20583°E | ||
| Country |
 Poland | |
| Voivodeship | Silesian | |
| Seat | Żywiec | |
| Gminas | ||
| Area | ||
| • Total | 1,039.96 km2 (401.53 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006) | ||
| • Total | 149,492 | |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 32,078 | |
| • Rural | 117,414 | |
| Car plates | SZY | |
| Website | http://www.starostwo.zywiec.pl/ | |
Żywiec County (Polish: powiat żywiecki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland, on the Slovak border. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and only town is Żywiec, which lies 64 kilometres (40 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice.
The county covers an area of 1,039.96 square kilometres (401.5 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 149,492, out of which the population of Żywiec is 32,078 and the rural population is 117,414.
The county includes part of the protected area known as Żywiec Landscape Park.
Neighbouring counties
Żywiec County is bordered by Cieszyn County to the west, the city of Bielsko-Biała and Bielsko County to the north, Wadowice County to the north-east, and Sucha County to the east. It also borders Slovakia to the south.
Administrative division
The county is subdivided into 15 gminas (one urban and 14 rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
| Gmina | Type | Area (km²) |
Population (2006) |
Seat |
| Żywiec | urban | 50.6 | 32,078 | |
| Gmina Węgierska Górka | rural | 77.1 | 14,640 | Węgierska Górka |
| Gmina Jeleśnia | rural | 170.5 | 13,456 | Jeleśnia |
| Gmina Łodygowice | rural | 35.2 | 13,348 | Łodygowice |
| Gmina Radziechowy-Wieprz | rural | 65.9 | 12,385 | Wieprz |
| Gmina Milówka | rural | 98.3 | 9,965 | Milówka |
| Gmina Lipowa | rural | 58.1 | 9,681 | Lipowa |
| Gmina Rajcza | rural | 131.2 | 9,049 | Rajcza |
| Gmina Świnna | rural | 39.4 | 7,856 | Świnna |
| Gmina Czernichów | rural | 56.3 | 6,527 | Czernichów |
| Gmina Gilowice | rural | 28.2 | 5,667 | Gilowice |
| Gmina Ujsoły | rural | 110.0 | 4,649 | Ujsoły |
| Gmina Łękawica | rural | 42.2 | 4,276 | Łękawica |
| Gmina Ślemień | rural | 45.9 | 3,422 | Ślemień |
| Gmina Koszarawa | rural | 31.2 | 2,493 | Koszarawa |
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