Żyrardów County

County in Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

Żyrardów County

Powiat żyrardowski

County

Flag

Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship

Division into gminas

Coordinates (Żyrardów): 52°3′N 20°26′E﻿ / ﻿52.050°N 20.433°E﻿ / 52.050; 20.433
Country|  Poland
Voivodeship| Masovian
Seat| Żyrardów
Gminas|

Total 5 (incl. 1 urban)

* Żyrardów
* Gmina Mszczonów
* Gmina Puszcza Mariańska
* Gmina Radziejowice
* Gmina Wiskitki

Government

• Starosta| Krzysztof Dziwisz
Area

• Total| 532.63 km2 (205.65 sq mi)
Population

(2022)

• Total| 75,414
• Density| 140/km2 (370/sq mi)
• Urban

| 46,364
• Rural

| 29,050
Car plates| WZY
Website| http://www.powiat-zyrardowski.pl

Żyrardów County (Polish: powiat żyrardowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. It came into being on 1 January 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Żyrardów, which lies 43 kilometres (27 mi) south-west of Warsaw. The only other town in the county is Mszczonów, lying 11 km (7 mi) south-east of Żyrardów.

The county covers an area of 532.63 square kilometres (205.6 sq mi). As of 2022 its total population is 75,414, out of which the population of Żyrardów is 38,784, that of Mszczonów is 6,159, that of Wiskitki is 1,421, and the rural population is 29,050.[1]

## Neighbouring counties

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Żyrardów County is bordered by Grodzisk Mazowiecki County to the east, Grójec County to the south-east, Rawa County to the south, Skierniewice County to the west and Sochaczew County to the north-west.

## Administrative division

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

Gmina | Type | Area
(km2) | Population
(2022) | Seat

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|
|
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Żyrardów | urban  | 14.4  | 38,784  |
Gmina Mszczonów | urban-rural  | 144.9  | 11,360  | Mszczonów
Gmina Wiskitki | urban-rural  | 150.9  | 10,076  | Wiskitki
Gmina Puszcza Mariańska | rural  | 142.4  | 8,772  | Puszcza Mariańska
Gmina Radziejowice | rural  | 80.1  | 6,422  | Radziejowice

## References

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1. ^ GUS. "GUS - Bank Danych Lokalnych" (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-11-02.

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Gminas of Żyrardów County

Seat: Żyrardów (urban gmina)

Urban-rural gmina|

* Gmina Mszczonów
* Gmina Wiskitki

Rural gminas|

* Gmina Puszcza Mariańska
* Gmina Radziejowice

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