__NOTOC__ Żywiec County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland, on the Slovak border. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and only town is Żywiec, which lies south of the regional capital Katowice.
The county covers an area of . As of 2019 its total population is 152,877, out of which the population of Żywiec is 31,194 and the rural population is 121,683.
The county includes part of the protected area known as Żywiec Landscape Park.
Neighbouring counties Żywiec County is bordered by Cieszyn County to the west, the city of Bielsko-Biała and Bielsko County to the north, Wadowice County to the north-east, and Sucha County to the east. It also borders Slovakia to the south.
Administrative division The county is subdivided into 15 gminas (one urban and 14 rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
Gmina Type Area(km2) Population(2019) SeatŻywiecurban50.631,194 Gmina Węgierska Górkarural77.115,073Węgierska GórkaGmina Łodygowicerural35.214,495ŁodygowiceGmina Jeleśniarural170.513,283JeleśniaGmina Radziechowy-Wieprzrural65.913,105WieprzGmina Lipowarural58.110,803LipowaGmina Milówkarural98.310,052MilówkaGmina Rajczarural131.28,835RajczaGmina Świnnarural39.48,084ŚwinnaGmina Czernichówrural56.36,774CzernichówGmina Gilowicerural28.26,242GilowiceGmina Łękawicarural42.24,557ŁękawicaGmina Ujsołyrural110.04,466UjsołyGmina Ślemieńrural45.93,526ŚlemieńGmina Koszarawarural31.22,388Koszarawa
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