Bielsko County

Not to be confused with Bielsk County, which has the same name in Polish.

County in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

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.

## Neighbouring counties

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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.

## Administrative division

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Map of Bielsko County

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.

Gmina | Type | Area
(km2) | Population
(2019) | Seat

|
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|
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Gmina Czechowice-Dziedzice | urban-rural  | 66.3  | 45,451  | Czechowice-Dziedzice
Gmina Jasienica | rural  | 91.7  | 24,264  | Jasienica
Gmina Wilamowice | urban-rural  | 56.7  | 17,613  | Wilamowice
Gmina Porąbka | rural  | 64.6  | 15,582  | Porąbka
Gmina Wilkowice | rural  | 33.9  | 13,409  | Wilkowice
Gmina Kozy | rural  | 26.9  | 12,979  | Kozy
Gmina Bestwina | rural  | 37.6  | 11,816  | Bestwina
Gmina Buczkowice | rural  | 19.3  | 11,196  | Buczkowice
Gmina Jaworze | rural  | 21.3  | 7,330  | Jaworze
Szczyrk | urban  | 39.1  | 5,734  |

## See also

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* Cieszyn Silesia
* Euroregion Cieszyn Silesia

## References

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1. ^ "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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Gminas of Bielsko County

Seat (not part of the county): Bielsko-Biała

Urban gmina|

* Szczyrk

Urban-rural gminas|

* Gmina Czechowice-Dziedzice
* Gmina Wilamowice

Rural gminas|

* Gmina Bestwina
* Gmina Buczkowice
* Gmina Jasienica
* Gmina Jaworze
* Gmina Kozy
* Gmina Porąbka
* Gmina Wilkowice

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Counties of Silesian Voivodeship

City counties|

* Katowice (capital)
* Bielsko-Biała
* Bytom
* Chorzów
* Częstochowa
* Dąbrowa Górnicza
* Gliwice
* Jastrzębie-Zdrój
* Jaworzno
* Mysłowice
* Piekary Śląskie
* Ruda Śląska
* Rybnik
* Siemianowice Śląskie
* Sosnowiec
* Świętochłowice
* Tychy
* Zabrze
* Żory

Land counties|

* Będzin
* Bielsko
* Bieruń-Lędziny
* Cieszyn
* Częstochowa
* Gliwice
* Kłobuck
* Lubliniec
* Mikołów
* Myszków
* Pszczyna
* Racibórz
* Rybnik
* Tarnowskie Góry
* Wodzisław
* Zawiercie
* Żywiec

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States
* Israel

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