Tarnowskie Góry County

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Tarnowskie Góry County

| native_name = Powiat tarnogórski

| settlement_type = County

| total_type = Total

| image_flag = POL powiat tarnogórski flag.svg

| image_shield = POL powiat tarnogórski COA.svg

| image_map = Locator map Tarnowskie Góry County in Silesian Voivodeship.svg|map_caption=Location within the voivodeship

| image_map1 = Locator map Tarnowskie Góry County in Poland.svg|map_caption1=Location in Poland

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{POL}}

| subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship

| subdivision_name1 = Silesian

| area_total_km2 = 642.63

| 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 = 140022

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_urban = 94292

| population_blank1_title = Rural

| population_blank1 = 45730

| coor_pinpoint = Tarnowskie Góry

| coordinates = {{coord|50|27|N|18|52|E|region:PL|display=inline,title}}

| seat = Tarnowskie Góry

| leader_title = Starosta

| leader_name = Krystyna Kosmala

| parts_type = Gminas

| parts = Total 9 (incl. 4 urban)

| p1 = Kalety

| p2 = Miasteczko Śląskie

| p3 = Radzionków

| p4 = Tarnowskie Góry

| p5 = Gmina Krupski Młyn

| p6 = Gmina Ożarowice

| p7 = Gmina Świerklaniec

| p8 = Gmina Tworóg

| p9 = Gmina Zbrosławice

| blank_name = Car plates

| blank_info = STA

| website = {{URL|http://www.powiat.tarnogorski.pl/}}

}}

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Tarnowskie Góry County ({{langx|pl|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 {{convert|25|km|mi|0}} north-west of the regional capital Katowice. The county contains three other towns: Radzionków, {{convert|8|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} south of Tarnowskie Góry, Kalety, {{convert|14|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} north of Tarnowskie Góry, and Miasteczko Śląskie, {{convert|5|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} north-east of Tarnowskie Góry.

The county covers an area of {{convert|642.63|km2|sqmi|1}}. 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

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

File:Tarnowskie Góry County administrative map.svg

The county is subdivided into nine gminas (four urban and five 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

Tarnowskie Góry

|urban

| style="text-align:right;"|83.5

| style="text-align:right;"|61,422

Radzionków

|urban

| style="text-align:right;"|13.3

| style="text-align:right;"|16,826

Gmina Zbrosławice

|rural

| style="text-align:right;"|148.7

| style="text-align:right;"|16,184

|Zbrosławice

Gmina Świerklaniec

|rural

| style="text-align:right;"|44.3

| style="text-align:right;"|12,328

|Świerklaniec

Kalety

|urban

| style="text-align:right;"|57.7

| style="text-align:right;"|8,607

Gmina Tworóg

|rural

| style="text-align:right;"|124.9

| style="text-align:right;"|8,249

|Tworóg

Miasteczko Śląskie

|urban

| style="text-align:right;"|68.3

| style="text-align:right;"|7,437

Gmina Ożarowice

|rural

| style="text-align:right;"|43.7

| style="text-align:right;"|5,794

|Ożarowice

Gmina Krupski Młyn

|rural

| style="text-align:right;"|39.4

| style="text-align:right;"|3,175

|Krupski Młyn

References

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