Bieruń-Lędziny County

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Bieruń-Lędziny County

| native_name = Powiat bieruńsko-lędziński

| settlement_type = County

| total_type = Total

| image_flag = POL powiat bieruńsko-lędziński flag.svg

| image_shield = POL powiat bieruńsko-lędziński COA.svg

| image_map = Śląskie bieruńsko-lędziński.png

| map_caption = Location within the voivodeship

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{POL}}

| subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship

| subdivision_name1 = Silesian

| area_total_km2 = 156.68

| population_as_of = 2019-06-30{{cite web |title=Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June|url=https://stat.gov.pl/en/topics/population/population/population-size-and-structure-and-vital-statistics-in-poland-by-territorial-division-in-2019-as-of-30th-june,3,26.html|website=stat.gov.pl|publisher=Statistics Poland|date=2019-10-15|access-date=2020-02-14}}

| population_total = 59715

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_urban = 45490

| population_blank1_title = Rural

| population_blank1 = 14225

| coor_pinpoint = Bieruń

| coordinates = {{coord|50|8|N|19|6|E|region:PL|display=inline,title}}

| seat = Bieruń

| parts_type = Gminas

| parts = Total 5 (incl. 3 urban)

| p1 = Bieruń

| p2 = Imielin

| p3 = Lędziny

| p4 = Gmina Bojszowy

| p5 = Gmina Chełm Śląski

| blank_name = Car plates

| blank_info = SBL

| website = http://www.powiatbl.pl

}}

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Bieruń-Lędziny County ({{langx|pl|powiat bieruńsko-lędziński}}) 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 Bieruń, which lies {{convert|15|km|mi|0}} south-east of the regional capital Katowice. The county also contains the towns of Lędziny, lying {{convert|2|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} south-east of Bieruń, and Imielin, {{convert|7|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} east of Bieruń.

Before 2002 the county had its seat in the city of Tychy (outside the county), and was called Tychy County (powiat tyski).

The county covers an area of {{convert|156.68|km2|sqmi|1}}. As of 2019 its total population is 59,715, out of which the population of Bieruń is 19,539, that of Lędziny is 16,776, that of Imielin is 9,175, and the rural population is 14,225.

Neighbouring counties

Bieruń-Lędziny County is bordered by the cities of Mysłowice and Jaworzno to the north, Oświęcim County to the east, Pszczyna County to the south, and the cities of Tychy and Katowice to the west.

Administrative division

File:Bieruń-Lędziny County administrative map.svg

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

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| style="text-align:center;"|Gmina

| style="text-align:center;"|Type

| style="text-align:center;"|Area
(km2)

| style="text-align:center;"|Population
(2019)

| style="text-align:center;"|Seat

Bieruń

|urban

| style="text-align:right;"|40.3

| style="text-align:right;"|19,539

Lędziny

|urban

| style="text-align:right;"|32.0

| style="text-align:right;"|16,776

Imielin

|urban

| style="text-align:right;"|28.0

| style="text-align:right;"|9,175

Gmina Bojszowy

|rural

| style="text-align:right;"|34.1

| style="text-align:right;"|7,899

|Bojszowy

Gmina Chełm Śląski

|rural

| style="text-align:right;"|23.2

| style="text-align:right;"|6,326

|Chełm Śląski

References

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Category:Land counties of Silesian Voivodeship