Starachowice County

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Starachowice County

| native_name = Powiat starachowicki

| settlement_type = County

| total_type = Total

| image_flag = POL powiat starachowicki flag.svg

| image_shield = POL powiat starachowicki COA.svg

| image_map = powiat_starachowice.svg

| map_caption = Location within the voivodeship

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{POL}}

| subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship

| subdivision_name1 = Świętokrzyskie

| area_total_km2 = 523.27

| population_total = 89,925

| population_as_of = 2019

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_urban = 51412

| population_blank1_title = Rural

| population_blank1 = 38513

| coor_pinpoint = Starachowice

| coordinates = {{coord|51|3|N|21|4|E|region:PL|display=inline,title}}

| seat = Starachowice

| parts_type = Gminas

| parts = Total 5 (incl. 1 urban)

| p1 = Starachowice

| p2 = Gmina Brody

| p3 = Gmina Mirzec

| p4 = Gmina Pawłów

| p5 = Gmina Wąchock

| blank_name = Car plates

| blank_info = TST

| website = http://www.powiat.starachowice.pl }}

__NOTOC__

Starachowice County ({{langx|pl|powiat starachowicki}}) 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 largest town is Starachowice, which lies {{convert|37|km|mi|0}} north-east of the regional capital Kielce. The only other town in the county is Wąchock, lying {{convert|5|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} north-west of Starachowice.

The county covers an area of {{convert|523.27|km2|sqmi|1}}. As of 2019 its total population is 89,925, out of which the population of Starachowice is 48,646, that of Wąchock is 2,766, and the rural population is 38,513.{{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

Starachowice County is bordered by Radom County to the north, Lipsko County and Ostrowiec County to the east, Kielce County to the west, and Skarżysko County and Szydłowiec County to the north-west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into five gminas (one urban, one urban-rural and three 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

Starachowice

|urban

| style="text-align:right;"|31.9

| style="text-align:right;"|48,646

Gmina Pawłów

|rural

| style="text-align:right;"|137.4

| style="text-align:right;"|15,272

|Pawłów

Gmina Brody

|rural

| style="text-align:right;"|161.3

| style="text-align:right;"|10,911

|Brody

Gmina Mirzec

|rural

| style="text-align:right;"|111.0

| style="text-align:right;"|8,294

|Mirzec

Gmina Wąchock

|urban-rural

| style="text-align:right;"|81.8

| style="text-align:right;"|6,802

|Wąchock

References

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