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Przysucha County

Przysucha County
Powiat przysuski
County
Coat of arms of Przysucha County
Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Przysucha): 51°22′N 20°37′E / 51.367°N 20.617°E / 51.367; 20.617Coordinates: 51°22′N 20°37′E / 51.367°N 20.617°E / 51.367; 20.617
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Masovian
Seat Przysucha
Gminas
Area
 • Total 800.68 km2 (309.14 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 43,822
 • Density 55/km2 (140/sq mi)
 • Urban 6,245
 • Rural 37,577
Car plates WPY
Website http://www.przysucha.pl

Przysucha County (Polish: powiat przysuski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-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 Przysucha, which lies 98 kilometres (61 mi) south of Warsaw.

The county covers an area of 800.68 square kilometres (309.1 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 43,822, out of which the population of Przysucha is 6,245 and the rural population is 37,577.

Przysucha County is bordered by Grójec County to the north, Białobrzegi County to the north-east, Radom County to the east, Szydłowiec County to the south-east, Końskie County to the south-west, and Opoczno County and Tomaszów Mazowiecki 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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