Kłobuck County (Polish: powiat kłobucki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Silesian Voivodeship, southern 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 largest town is Kłobuck, which lies 75 kilometres (47 mi) north of the regional capital Katowice. The only other town in the county is Krzepice, lying 16 km (10 mi) west of Kłobuck.
Kłobuck County
Powiat kłobucki | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location within Silesian Voivodeship | |
| Coordinates (Kłobuck): 50°55′N 18°56′E / 50.917°N 18.933°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Silesian |
| Seat | Kłobuck |
| Gminas | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 889.15 km2 (343.30 sq mi) |
| Population (2019-06-30[1]) | |
| • Total | 84,762 |
| • Density | 95/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 17,390 |
| • Rural | 67,372 |
| Car plates | SKL |
| Website | http://www.powiatklobucki.pl |
The county covers an area of 889.15 square kilometres (343.3 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 84,762, out of which the population of Kłobuck is 12,934, that of Krzepice is 4,456, and the rural population is 67,372.
Neighbouring counties
editKłobuck County is bordered by Pajęczno County to the north, the city of Częstochowa and Częstochowa County to the south-east, Lubliniec County to the south-west, Olesno County to the west, and Wieluń County to the north-west.
Administrative division
editThe county is subdivided into nine gminas (two urban-rural and seven rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
| Gmina | Type | Area (km2) |
Population (2019) |
Seat |
| Gmina Kłobuck | urban-rural | 130.4 | 20,412 | Kłobuck |
| Gmina Wręczyca Wielka | rural | 148.1 | 17,760 | Wręczyca Wielka |
| Gmina Krzepice | urban-rural | 78.8 | 9,150 | Krzepice |
| Gmina Miedźno | rural | 113.2 | 7,551 | Miedźno |
| Gmina Opatów | rural | 73.5 | 6,816 | Opatów |
| Gmina Lipie | rural | 99.1 | 6,254 | Lipie |
| Gmina Przystajń | rural | 88.9 | 5,881 | Przystajń |
| Gmina Popów | rural | 102.2 | 5,868 | Popów |
| Gmina Panki | rural | 55.0 | 5,070 | Panki |
Rivers
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.