Garwolin County

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County in Masovian, Poland

Garwolin County Powiat garwoliński
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Garwolin): 51°54′N 21°38′E / 51.900°N 21.633°E / 51.900; 21.633Coordinates: 51°54′N 21°38′E / 51.900°N 21.633°E / 51.900; 21.633
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Masovian
Seat	Garwolin
Gminas	Total 14 (incl. 2 urban) Garwolin Łaskarzew Gmina Borowie Gmina Garwolin Gmina Górzno Gmina Łaskarzew Gmina Maciejowice Gmina Miastków Kościelny Gmina Parysów Gmina Pilawa Gmina Sobolew Gmina Trojanów Gmina Wilga Gmina Żelechów
Area
• Total	1,284.29 km2 (495.87 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	106,227
• Density	83/km2 (210/sq mi)
• Urban	29,192
• Rural	77,035
Car plates	WG
Website	http://www.garwolin-starostwo.pl

Garwolin County (Polish: powiat garwoliński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. It came into being on 1 January 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Garwolin, which lies 56 kilometres (35 mi) south-east of Warsaw. The county contains three other towns: Łaskarzew, 13 km (8 mi) south of Garwolin, Pilawa, 10 km (6 mi) north-west of Garwolin, and Żelechów, 22 km (14 mi) south-east of Garwolin.

The county covers an area of 1,284.29 square kilometres (495.9 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 106,227, out of which the population of Garwolin is 16,072, that of Łaskarzew is 4,908, that of Pilawa is 4,196, that of Żelechów is 4,016, and the rural population is 77,035.

Neighbouring counties

Garwolin County is bordered by Mińsk County to the north, Siedlce County to the north-east, Łuków County to the east, Ryki County to the south-east, Kozienice County to the south, Grójec County to the west and Otwock County to the north-west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 14 gminas (two urban, two urban-rural and 10 rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Garwolin	urban	22.1	16,072
Gmina Garwolin	rural	136.0	11,919	Garwolin *
Gmina Pilawa	urban-rural	77.3	10,435	Pilawa
Gmina Żelechów	urban-rural	87.6	8,390	Żelechów
Gmina Sobolew	rural	94.8	8,312	Sobolew
Gmina Trojanów	rural	151.0	7,757	Trojanów
Gmina Maciejowice	rural	172.7	7,287	Maciejowice
Gmina Górzno	rural	90.8	6,112	Górzno
Gmina Łaskarzew	rural	87.5	5,541	Łaskarzew *
Gmina Wilga	rural	119.1	5,262	Wilga
Gmina Borowie	rural	80.4	5,131	Borowie
Gmina Miastków Kościelny	rural	85.2	5,019	Miastków Kościelny
Łaskarzew	urban	15.1	4,908
Gmina Parysów	rural	64.3	4,082	Parysów
* seat not part of the gmina

References

• Polish official population figures 2006

v t e Gminas of Garwolin County
Urban gminas	Garwolin (seat) Łaskarzew
Urban-rural gminas	Gmina Pilawa Gmina Żelechów
Rural gminas	Gmina Borowie Gmina Garwolin Gmina Górzno Gmina Łaskarzew Gmina Maciejowice Gmina Miastków Kościelny Gmina Parysów Gmina Sobolew Gmina Trojanów Gmina Wilga

v t e Counties of Masovian Voivodeship
City counties	Warsaw (capital) Ostrołęka Płock Radom Siedlce
Land counties	Białobrzegi Ciechanów Garwolin Gostynin Grodzisk Mazowiecki Grójec Kozienice Legionowo Lipsko Łosice Maków Mińsk Mława Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki Ostrołęka Ostrów Mazowiecka Otwock Piaseczno Płock Płońsk Pruszków Przasnysz Przysucha Pułtusk Radom Siedlce Sierpc Sochaczew Sokołów Szydłowiec Warsaw West Węgrów Wołomin Wyszków Żuromin Zwoleń Żyrardów

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