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Busko County

Busko
Busko
[City]
Flag of Busko
Flag
Coat of arms of Busko
Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Busko-Zdrój): 50°28′N 20°43′E / 50.467°N 20.717°E / 50.467; 20.717Coordinates: 50°28′N 20°43′E / 50.467°N 20.717°E / 50.467; 20.717
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Świętokrzyskie
Seat Busko-Zdrój
Gminas
Area
 • Total 967.39 km2 (373.51 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 73,940
 • Density 76/km2 (200/sq mi)
 • Urban 17,297
 • Rural 56,643
Car plates TBU
Website http://www.powiat.busko.pl/

Busko (Polish: powiat buski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, south-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 only town is Busko-Zdrój, which lies 47 kilometres (29 mi) south of the regional capital Kielce.

The county covers an area of 967.39 square kilometres (373.5 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 73,940, out of which the population of Busko-Zdrój is 17,297 and the rural population is 56,643.

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

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



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