Busko County

Busko Busko
[City]
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Busko-Zdrój): 50°28′N 20°43′E / 50.467°N 20.717°E / 50.467; 20.717Coordinates: 50°28′N 20°43′E / 50.467°N 20.717°E / 50.467; 20.717
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Świętokrzyskie
Seat	Busko-Zdrój
Gminas	Total 8 Gmina Busko-Zdrój Gmina Gnojno Gmina Nowy Korczyn Gmina Pacanów Gmina Solec-Zdrój Gmina Stopnica Gmina Tuczępy Gmina Wiślica
Area
• Total	967.39 km2 (373.51 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	73,940
• Density	76/km2 (200/sq mi)
• Urban	17,297
• Rural	56,643
Car plates	TBU
Website	http://www.powiat.busko.pl/

Busko (Polish: powiat buski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, south-central Poland. 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 Busko-Zdrój, which lies 47 kilometres (29 mi) south of the regional capital Kielce.

The county covers an area of 967.39 square kilometres (373.5 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 73,940, out of which the population of Busko-Zdrój is 17,297 and the rural population is 56,643.^[1]

Neighbouring counties

Busko County is bordered by Kielce County to the north, Staszów County to the east, Dąbrowa County to the south, Kazimierza County to the south-west and Pińczów County to the west.

Administrative division

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

References

Busko County
Seat	Busko-Zdrój
Urban-rural gmina	Gmina Busko-Zdrój
Rural gminas	Gmina Gnojno Gmina Nowy Korczyn Gmina Pacanów Gmina Solec-Zdrój Gmina Stopnica Gmina Tuczępy Gmina Wiślica

Counties of Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
City counties	Kielce (capital)
Land counties	Busko Jędrzejów Kazimierza Kielce Końskie Opatów Ostrowiec Pińczów Sandomierz Skarżysko Starachowice Staszów Włoszczowa