Żywiec County
County in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Żywiec County Powiat żywiecki | |
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County | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location within Silesian Voivodeship | |
| Coordinates (Żywiec): 49°41′21″N 19°12′21″E / 49.68917°N 19.20583°E / 49.68917; 19.20583 | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Silesian |
| Seat | Żywiec |
| Gminas | Total 15 (incl. 1 urban)
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| Area | |
| • Total | 1,039.96 km2 (401.53 sq mi) |
| Population (2019-06-30[1]) | |
| • Total | 152,877 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 31,194 |
| • Rural | 121,683 |
| 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 2019 its total population is 152,877, out of which the population of Żywiec is 31,194 and the rural population is 121,683.
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 (2019) | Seat |
| Żywiec | urban | 50.6 | 31,194 | |
| Gmina Węgierska Górka | rural | 77.1 | 15,073 | Węgierska Górka |
| Gmina Łodygowice | rural | 35.2 | 14,495 | Łodygowice |
| Gmina Jeleśnia | rural | 170.5 | 13,283 | Jeleśnia |
| Gmina Radziechowy-Wieprz | rural | 65.9 | 13,105 | Wieprz |
| Gmina Lipowa | rural | 58.1 | 10,803 | Lipowa |
| Gmina Milówka | rural | 98.3 | 10,052 | Milówka |
| Gmina Rajcza | rural | 131.2 | 8,835 | Rajcza |
| Gmina Świnna | rural | 39.4 | 8,084 | Świnna |
| Gmina Czernichów | rural | 56.3 | 6,774 | Czernichów |
| Gmina Gilowice | rural | 28.2 | 6,242 | Gilowice |
| Gmina Łękawica | rural | 42.2 | 4,557 | Łękawica |
| Gmina Ujsoły | rural | 110.0 | 4,466 | Ujsoły |
| Gmina Ślemień | rural | 45.9 | 3,526 | Ślemień |
| Gmina Koszarawa | rural | 31.2 | 2,388 | Koszarawa |
References
- ^ "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
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