Wodzisław County
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Wodzisław County Powiat wodzisławski |
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 Location within Silesian Voivodeship |
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| Coordinates (Wodzisław Śląski): 50°0′N 18°27′E / 50.000°N 18.450°ECoordinates: 50°0′N 18°27′E / 50.000°N 18.450°E | |||
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 Poland
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| Voivodeship | Silesian | ||
| Seat | Wodzisław Śląski | ||
| Gminas |
Total 9 (incl. 4 urban)
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| • Starosta | Tadeusz Skatuła | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 286.92 km2 (110.78 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 155,228 | ||
| • Density | 540/km2 (1,400/sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 102,954 | ||
| • Rural | 52,274 | ||
| Car plates | SWD | ||
| Website | http://www.wodzislaw.upow.gov.pl | ||
Wodzisław County (Polish: powiat wodzisławski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland, on the Czech 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 largest town is Wodzisław Śląski, which lies 49 kilometres (30 mi) south-west of the regional capital Katowice. The county contains three other towns: Rydułtowy, 7 km (4 mi) north of Wodzisław Śląski, Radlin, 4 km (2 mi) north-east of Wodzisław Śląski, and Pszów, 7 km (4 mi) north-west of Wodzisław Śląski.
The county covers an area of 286.92 square kilometres (110.8 sq mi). As of 2006[update] its total population is 155,228, out of which the population of Wodzisław Śląski is 50,493, that of Rydułtowy is 21,950, that of Radlin is 17,673, that of Pszów is 14,012, and the rural population is 52,274.
Wodzisław County is bordered by Racibórz County to the west, the city of Rybnik and Rybnik County to the north-east, and the city of Jastrzębie-Zdrój to the east. It also borders the Czech Republic to the south.
The county is subdivided into nine gminas (four urban and five rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
Wodzisław Śląski
Rydułtowy
Radlin
Wodzisław County is twinned with:
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