Pińczów County

Infobox Settlement
name = Pińczów County
native_name = Powiat pińczowski
settlement_type =

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image_shield = POL powiat pińczowski COA.svg

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map_caption = Location within the voivodeship

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map_caption1 = Division into gminas
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = Świętokrzyskie
area_total_km2 = 611.03
population_total = 42127
population_as_of = 2006
population_density_km2 = auto
population_urban = 12954
population_blank1_title = Rural
population_blank1 = 29173
coor_type = Pińczów
latd = 50
latm = 32
lats =
latNS = N
longd = 20
longm = 32
longs =
longEW = E
seat = Pińczów
parts_type = Gminas
parts = Total 5
p1 = Gmina Działoszyce
p2 = Gmina Kije
p3 = Gmina Michałów
p4 = Gmina Pińczów
p5 = Gmina Złota
blank_name = Car plates
blank_info = TPI
website = http://www.pinczow.pl __NOTOC__Pińczów County ( _pl. powiat pińczowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, south-central Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Pińczów, which lies convert|40|km|mi|0 south of the regional capital Kielce. The only other town in the county is Działoszyce, lying convert|23|km|mi|0|abbr=on south-west of Pińczów.

The county covers an area of convert|611.03|km2|sqmi|1. As of 2006 its total population is 42,127, out of which the population of Pińczów is 11,886, that of Działoszyce is 1,068, and the rural population is 29,173.

Neighbouring counties

Pińczów County is bordered by Kielce County to the north, Busko County to the east, Kazimierza County to the south, Miechów County to the west and Jędrzejów County to the north-west.

Administrative division

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

References

* [http://www.stat.gov.pl/gus/45_655_PLK_HTML.htm Polish official population figures 2006]