Busko County

County in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland

Busko

Busko

County

Flag

Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship

Coordinates (Busko-Zdrój): 50°28′N 20°43′E﻿ / ﻿50.467°N 20.717°E﻿ / 50.467; 20.717
Country|  Poland
Voivodeship| Świętokrzyskie
Seat| Busko-Zdrój
Gminas|

Total 8

* Gmina Busko-Zdrój
* Gmina Gnojno
* Gmina Nowy Korczyn
* Gmina Pacanów
* Gmina Solec-Zdrój
* Gmina Stopnica
* Gmina Tuczępy
* Gmina Wiślica

Area

• Total

| 967.39 km2 (373.51 sq mi)
Population

(2019)

• Total

| 67,821
• Density| 70/km2 (180/sq mi)
• Urban

| 15,832
• Rural

| 51,989
Car plates| TBU
Website| http://www.powiat.busko.pl/

Busko (Polish: powiat buski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, south-central 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 only town is Busko-Zdrój, which lies 47 kilometres (29 mi) south of the regional capital Kielce.

The county covers an area of 967.39 square kilometres (373.5 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 67,821, out of which the population of Busko-Zdrój is 15,832 and the rural population is 51,989.[1]

## Neighbouring counties

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Busko County is bordered by Kielce County to the north, Staszów County to the east, Dąbrowa County to the south, Kazimierza County to the south-west and Pińczów County to the west.

## Administrative division

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The county is subdivided into eight gminas (one 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 Busko-Zdrój | urban-rural  | 235.9  | 32,183  | Busko-Zdrój
Gmina Pacanów | rural  | 123.9  | 6,242  | Pacanów
Gmina Stopnica | rural  | 125.4  | 6,200  | Stopnica
Gmina Nowy Korczyn | rural  | 117.3  | 5,016  | Nowy Korczyn
Gmina Wiślica | rural  | 100.6  | 4,990  | Wiślica
Gmina Solec-Zdrój | rural  | 84.9  | 5,054  | Solec-Zdrój
Gmina Gnojno | rural  | 95.7  | 4,373  | Gnojno
Gmina Tuczępy | rural  | 83.7  | 3,763  | Tuczępy

## References

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1. ^ GUS. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Retrieved 2020-09-14.

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Busko County

Seat|

* Busko-Zdrój

Urban-rural gmina|

* Gmina Busko-Zdrój

Rural gminas|

* Gmina Gnojno
* Gmina Nowy Korczyn
* Gmina Pacanów
* Gmina Solec-Zdrój
* Gmina Stopnica
* Gmina Tuczępy
* Gmina Wiślica

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Counties of Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship

City counties|

* Kielce (capital)

Land counties|

* Busko
* Jędrzejów
* Kazimierza
* Kielce
* Końskie
* Opatów
* Ostrowiec
* Pińczów
* Sandomierz
* Skarżysko
* Starachowice
* Staszów
* Włoszczowa

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International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States

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