Tarnowskie Góry County

County in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Tarnowskie Góry County

Powiat tarnogórski

County

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Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship

Location in Poland

Coordinates (Tarnowskie Góry): 50°27′N 18°52′E﻿ / ﻿50.450°N 18.867°E﻿ / 50.450; 18.867
Country|  Poland
Voivodeship| Silesian
Seat| Tarnowskie Góry
Gminas|

Total 9 (incl. 4 urban)

* Kalety
* Miasteczko Śląskie
* Radzionków
* Tarnowskie Góry
* Gmina Krupski Młyn
* Gmina Ożarowice
* Gmina Świerklaniec
* Gmina Tworóg
* Gmina Zbrosławice

Government

• Starosta| Krystyna Kosmala
Area

• Total| 642.63 km2 (248.12 sq mi)
Population

(2019-06-30[1])

• Total| 140,022
• Density| 220/km2 (560/sq mi)
• Urban

| 94,292
• Rural

| 45,730
Car plates| STA
Website| www.powiat.tarnogorski.pl

Tarnowskie Góry County (Polish: powiat tarnogórski) 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 and largest town is Tarnowskie Góry, which lies 25 kilometres (16 mi) north-west of the regional capital Katowice. The county contains three other towns: Radzionków, 8 km (5 mi) south of Tarnowskie Góry, Kalety, 14 km (9 mi) north of Tarnowskie Góry, and Miasteczko Śląskie, 5 km (3 mi) north-east of Tarnowskie Góry.

The county covers an area of 642.63 square kilometres (248.1 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 140,022, out of which the population of Tarnowskie Góry is 61,422, that of Radzionków is 16,826, that of Kalety is 8,607, that of Miasteczko Śląskie is 7,437, and the rural population is 45,730.

## Neighbouring counties

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Tarnowskie Góry County is bordered by Lubliniec County to the north, Myszków County to the east, Będzin County and the city of Piekary Śląskie to the south-east, the cities of Bytom and Zabrze to the south, the city of Gliwice and Gliwice County to the south-west, and Strzelce County to the west.

## Administrative division

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Subdivisions of Tarnowskie Góry County

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

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

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Tarnowskie Góry | urban  | 83.5  | 61,422  |
Radzionków | urban  | 13.3  | 16,826  |
Gmina Zbrosławice | rural  | 148.7  | 16,184  | Zbrosławice
Gmina Świerklaniec | rural  | 44.3  | 12,328  | Świerklaniec
Kalety | urban  | 57.7  | 8,607  |
Gmina Tworóg | rural  | 124.9  | 8,249  | Tworóg
Miasteczko Śląskie | urban  | 68.3  | 7,437  |
Gmina Ożarowice | rural  | 43.7  | 5,794  | Ożarowice
Gmina Krupski Młyn | rural  | 39.4  | 3,175  | Krupski Młyn

## 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 Tarnowskie Góry County

Urban gminas|

* Tarnowskie Góry (seat)
* Kalety
* Miasteczko Śląskie
* Radzionków

Rural gminas|

* Gmina Krupski Młyn
* Gmina Ożarowice
* Gmina Świerklaniec
* Gmina Tworóg
* Gmina Zbrosławice

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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

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