Piaseczno County




County in Masovian, Poland























































Piaseczno County


Powiat piaseczyński

County




Flag of Piaseczno County
Flag
Coat of arms of Piaseczno County
Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship


Division into gminas
Division into gminas

Coordinates (Piaseczno): 52°4′0″N 21°1′0″E / 52.06667°N 21.01667°E / 52.06667; 21.01667Coordinates: 52°4′0″N 21°1′0″E / 52.06667°N 21.01667°E / 52.06667; 21.01667
Country
 Poland
Voivodeship Masovian
Seat Piaseczno
Gminas
Area

 • Total 621.04 km2 (239.78 sq mi)
Population
(2006)

 • Total 145,276
 • Density 230/km2 (610/sq mi)
 • Urban

 69,103
 • Rural

 76,173
Car plates WPI
Website http://www.piaseczno.pl

Piaseczno County (Polish: powiat piaseczyński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-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 Piaseczno, which lies 17 kilometres (11 mi) south of Warsaw. The county contains three other towns: Konstancin-Jeziorna, 8 km (5 mi) east of Piaseczno, Góra Kalwaria, 18 km (11 mi) south-east of Piaseczno, and Tarczyn, 16 km (10 mi) south-west of Piaseczno.


The county covers an area of 621.04 square kilometres (239.8 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 145,276, out of which the population of Piaseczno is 37,508, that of Konstancin-Jeziorna is 16,579, that of Góra Kalwaria is 11,130, that of Tarczyn is 3,886, and the rural population is 76,173.



Neighbouring counties


Piaseczno County is bordered by the city of Warsaw to the north, Otwock County to the east, Grójec County to the south, Grodzisk Mazowiecki County to the west and Pruszków County to the north-west.



Administrative division


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





















































Gmina
Type
Area
(km²)
Population
(2006)
Seat

Gmina Piaseczno
 urban-rural
 128.2
 62,823
Piaseczno

Gmina Góra Kalwaria
 urban-rural
 145.1
 24,035
Góra Kalwaria

Gmina Konstancin-Jeziorna
 urban-rural
 78.3
 23,229
Konstancin-Jeziorna

Gmina Lesznowola
 rural
 69.2
 16,113
Lesznowola

Gmina Tarczyn
 urban-rural
 114.2
 10,522
Tarczyn

Gmina Prażmów
 rural
 86.1
 8,554
Prażmów


References


  • Polish official population figures 2006











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