Piaseczno County (Polish:powiat piaseczyński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) inMasovian Voivodeship, east-centralPoland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of thePolish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town isPiaseczno, which lies 17 kilometres (11 mi) south ofWarsaw. The county contains three other towns:Konstancin-Jeziorna, 8 km (5 mi) east of Piaseczno,Góra Kalwaria, 18 km (11 mi) south-east of Piaseczno, andTarczyn, 16 km (10 mi) south-west of Piaseczno.
Piaseczno County Powiat piaseczyński | |
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 Location within the voivodeship | |
 Division into gminas | |
| Coordinates (Piaseczno):52°4′0″N21°1′0″E / 52.06667°N 21.01667°E /52.06667; 21.01667 | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Masovian |
| Seat | Piaseczno |
| Gminas | |
| Area | |
• Total | 621.04 km2 (239.78 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 186,460 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (780/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 81,465 |
| • Rural | 104,995 |
| Car plates | WPI |
| Website | http://www.piaseczno.pl |
The county covers an area of 621.04 square kilometres (239.8 sq mi). As of 2019, its total population is 186,460; out of which, the population of Piaseczno is 48,286, that of Konstancin-Jeziorna is 17,023, that of Góra Kalwaria is 12,040, that of Tarczyn is 4,116, and the rural population is 81,465.[1]
Neighbouring counties
editPiaseczno County is bordered by the city ofWarsaw to the north,Otwock County to the east,Grójec County to the south,Grodzisk Mazowiecki County to the west andPruszków County to the north-west.
Administrative division
editThe county is subdivided into sixgminas (four urban-rural and two rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
| Gmina | Type | Area (km2) | Population (2019) | Seat |
| Gmina Piaseczno | urban-rural | 128.2 | 84,469 | Piaseczno |
| Gmina Lesznowola | rural | 69.2 | 27,844 | Lesznowola |
| Gmina Góra Kalwaria | urban-rural | 142.6 | 26,863 | Góra Kalwaria |
| Gmina Konstancin-Jeziorna | urban-rural | 78.3 | 24,673 | Konstancin-Jeziorna |
| Gmina Tarczyn | urban-rural | 114.2 | 11,506 | Tarczyn |
| Gmina Prażmów | rural | 86.1 | 11,105 | Prażmów |
References
edit- ^GUS."Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June".stat.gov.pl. Retrieved2020-09-14.