Bielsko County

Bielsko County Powiat bielski
County
County office building
Flag Coat of arms
Location within Silesian Voivodeship
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Silesian
Seat	Bielsko-Biała
Gminas	Total 10 (incl. 1 urban) Szczyrk Gmina Bestwina Gmina Buczkowice Gmina Czechowice-Dziedzice Gmina Jasienica Gmina Jaworze Gmina Kozy Gmina Porąbka Gmina Wilamowice Gmina Wilkowice
Government
• Starosta	Andrzej Płonka
Area
• Total	457.2 km2 (176.5 sq mi)
Population  (2019-06-30[1])
• Total	165,374
• Density	360/km2 (940/sq mi)
• Urban	44,760
• Rural	120,614
Car plates	SBI
Website	http://www.powiat.bielsko.pl/

Bielsko County (Polish: powiat bielski) 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 is the city of Bielsko-Biała, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The county contains three towns: Czechowice-Dziedzice, 13 km (8 mi) north-west of Bielsko-Biała, Szczyrk, 14 km (9 mi) south of Bielsko-Biała, and Wilamowice, 12 km (7 mi) north-east of Bielsko-Biała.

The county covers an area of 457.23 square kilometres (176.5 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 165,374, out of which the population of Czechowice-Dziedzice is 35,926, that of Szczyrk is 5,734, that of Wilamowice is 3,100, and the rural population is 120,614.

Apart from the city of Bielsko-Biała, Bielsko County is also bordered by Pszczyna County and Oświęcim County to the north, Wadowice County to the east, Żywiec County to the south, and Cieszyn County to the west.

The county is subdivided into 10 gminas (one urban, two urban-rural and seven rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

• Cieszyn Silesia
• Euroregion Cieszyn Silesia

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