Końskie County
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Końskie County
| native_name = Powiat konecki
| settlement_type = County
| total_type = Total
| image_flag = POL powiat konecki Flag.svg
| image_shield = POL powiat konecki CoA.svg
| image_map = powiat_konskie.svg
| map_caption = Location within the voivodeship
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{POL}}
| subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
| subdivision_name1 = Świętokrzyskie
| area_total_km2 = 1139.90
| population_total = 77,019
| population_as_of = 2019
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_urban = 24815
| population_blank1_title = Rural
| population_blank1 = 52204
| coor_pinpoint = Końskie
| coordinates = {{coord|51|12|N|20|25|E|region:PL|display=inline,title}}
| seat = Końskie
| parts_type = Gminas
| parts = Total 8
| p1 = Gmina Fałków
| p2 = Gmina Gowarczów
| p3 = Gmina Końskie
| p4 = Gmina Radoszyce
| p5 = Gmina Ruda Maleniecka
| p6 = Gmina Słupia
| p7 = Gmina Smyków
| p8 = Gmina Stąporków
| blank_name = Car plates
| blank_info = TKN }}
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Końskie County ({{langx|pl|powiat konecki}}) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, 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 largest town is Końskie, which lies {{convert|38|km|mi|0}} north of the regional capital Kielce. The only other town in the county is Stąporków, lying {{convert|11|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} south-east of Końskie.
The county covers an area of {{convert|1139.90|km2|sqmi|1}}. As of 2019 its total population is 77,019, out of which the population of Końskie is 19,176, that of Stąporków is 5,639, and the rural population is 52,204.{{Cite web|last=GUS|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|access-date=2020-09-14|website=stat.gov.pl|language=en}}
Neighbouring counties
Końskie County is bordered by Opoczno County to the north, Przysucha County to the north-east, Szydłowiec County and Skarżysko County to the east, Kielce County to the south, Włoszczowa County to the south-west, and Radomsko County to the west.
Administrative division
The county is subdivided into eight gminas (two urban-rural and six 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 | style="text-align:center;"|Population | style="text-align:center;"|Seat |
| Gmina Końskie
|urban-rural | style="text-align:right;"|249.9 | style="text-align:right;"|35,217 |
| Gmina Stąporków
|urban-rural | style="text-align:right;"|231.4 | style="text-align:right;"|16,793 |
| Gmina Radoszyce
|rural | style="text-align:right;"|146.7 | style="text-align:right;"|5,766 |
| Gmina Gowarczów
|rural | style="text-align:right;"|102.0 | style="text-align:right;"|4,610 |
| Gmina Fałków
|rural | style="text-align:right;"|132.1 | style="text-align:right;"|4,428 |
| Gmina Smyków
|rural | style="text-align:right;"|62.1 | style="text-align:right;"|3,794 |
| Gmina Słupia Konecka
|rural | style="text-align:right;"|105.7 | style="text-align:right;"|3,328 |
| Gmina Ruda Maleniecka
|rural | style="text-align:right;"|110.0 | style="text-align:right;"|3,083 |
References
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{{Końskie County}}
{{Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Konskie County}}