Kłobuck County




County in Silesian, Poland






















































Kłobuck County


Powiat kłobucki

County




Flag of Kłobuck County
Flag

Coat of arms of Kłobuck County
Coat of arms

Location within Silesian Voivodeship
Location within Silesian Voivodeship

Coordinates (Kłobuck): 50°55′N 18°56′E / 50.917°N 18.933°E / 50.917; 18.933Coordinates: 50°55′N 18°56′E / 50.917°N 18.933°E / 50.917; 18.933
Country
 Poland
Voivodeship Silesian
Seat Kłobuck
Gminas
Area

 • Total 889.15 km2 (343.30 sq mi)
Population
(2006)

 • Total 84,730
 • Density 95/km2 (250/sq mi)
 • Urban

17,717
 • Rural

67,013
Car plates SKL
Website http://www.powiatklobucki.pl

Kłobuck County (Polish: powiat kłobucki) 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 Kłobuck, which lies 75 kilometres (47 mi) north of the regional capital Katowice. The only other town in the county is Krzepice, lying 16 km (10 mi) west of Kłobuck.


The county covers an area of 889.15 square kilometres (343.3 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 84,730, out of which the population of Kłobuck is 13,193, that of Krzepice is 4,524, and the rural population is 67,013.



Neighbouring counties


Kłobuck County is bordered by Pajęczno County to the north, the city of Częstochowa and Częstochowa County to the south-east, Lubliniec County to the south-west, Olesno County to the west, and Wieluń County to the north-west.



Administrative division


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










































































Gmina

Type

Area
(km²)


Population
(2006)


Seat

Gmina Kłobuck
urban-rural
130.4
20,371

Kłobuck

Gmina Wręczyca Wielka
rural
148.1
17,123

Wręczyca Wielka

Gmina Krzepice
urban-rural
78.8
9,406

Krzepice

Gmina Miedźno
rural
113.2
7,573

Miedźno

Gmina Opatów
rural
73.5
6,733

Opatów

Gmina Lipie
rural
99.1
6,516

Lipie

Gmina Popów
rural
102.2
6,033

Popów

Gmina Przystajń
rural
88.9
5,978

Przystajń

Gmina Panki
rural
55.0
4,997

Panki


References


  • Polish official population figures 2006











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