__NOTOC__ Zawiercie 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 and largest town is Zawiercie, which lies north-east of the regional capital Katowice. The county contains five other towns: Poręba, west of Zawiercie, Łazy, south of Zawiercie, Ogrodzieniec, south-east of Zawiercie, Szczekociny, north-east of Zawiercie, and Pilica, east of Zawiercie.
The county covers an area of . As of 2019 its total population was 118,020. The most populated towns are Zawiercie with 49,334 inhabitants and Poręba with 8,525 inhabitants.
Neighbouring counties Zawiercie County is bordered by Częstochowa County to the north, Włoszczowa County to the north-east, Jędrzejów County and Miechów County to the east, Olkusz County and the city of Dąbrowa Górnicza to the south, Będzin County to the south-west, and Myszków County to the west.
Administrative division The county is subdivided into 10 gminas (two urban, four urban-rural and four rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
Gmina Type Area(km2) Population(2019) SeatZawiercieurban85.249,334 Gmina Łazyurban-rural132.615,923ŁazyGmina Ogrodzieniecurban-rural85.79,105OgrodzieniecGmina Pilicaurban-rural138.98,625PilicaPorębaurban40.08,525 Gmina Szczekocinyurban-rural136.17,692SzczekocinyGmina Kroczycerural110.26,331KroczyceGmina Włodowicerural76.35,235WłodowiceGmina Żarnowiecrural124.84,627ŻarnowiecGmina Irządzerural73.62,623Irządze
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