Częstochowa County () 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 is the city of Częstochowa, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The towns in Częstochowa County are Blachownia, Koniecpol, Przyrów and Olsztyn.
The county covers an area of . As of 2019 its total population is 134,637, out of which the population of Blachownia is 9,545, that of Koniecpol is 5,910, and the rural population is 119,182.
Neighbouring counties Apart from the city of Częstochowa, Częstochowa County is also bordered by Pajęczno County to the north, Radomsko County to the north-east, Włoszczowa County to the east, Zawiercie County and Myszków County to the south, Lubliniec County to the west, and Kłobuck County to the north-west.
Administrative division The county is subdivided into 16 gminas (two urban-rural and 14 rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
Gmina Type Area(km2) Population(2019) SeatGmina Mykanówrural140.615,056MykanówGmina Kłomnicerural147.913,484KłomniceGmina Blachowniaurban-rural67.212,935BlachowniaGmina Poczesnarural60.112,684PoczesnaGmina Mstówrural119.810,833MstówGmina Konopiskarural78.110,715KonopiskaGmina Rędzinyrural41.49,990RędzinyGmina Koniecpolurban-rural146.89,441KoniecpolGmina Olsztynurban-rural108.87,833OlsztynGmina Janówrural147.05,959JanówGmina Kamienica Polskarural46.75,573Kamienica PolskaGmina Lelówrural120.84,847LelówGmina Kruszynarural93.44,840KruszynaGmina Dąbrowa Zielonarural100.33,867Dąbrowa ZielonaGmina Przyrówurban-rural80.43,757PrzyrówGmina Starczarural20.12,823Starcza
Administration Starost (Governor) Krzysztof Smela (PSL) - since 9 February 2017
Częstochowa County Council
Majority (coalition): PSL (green) - 9, KO (orange) - 1, local committees (black) - 7
Opposition: PiS (blue) - 8
References
County Election results