Będzin County

Będzin County (Polish: powiat będziński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It came into being on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Będzin, which lies 13 kilometres (8 mi) north-east of the regional capital Katowice. The county contains four other towns: Czeladź, 3 km (2 mi) west of Będzin, Wojkowice, 7 km (4 mi) north-west of Będzin, Sławków, 20 km (12 mi) east of Będzin, and Siewierz, 18 km (11 mi) north-east of Będzin.

Będzin County
Powiat będziński
County
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Będzin): 50°20′N 19°7′E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipSilesian
SeatBędzin
Gminas
Area
  Total368.02 km2 (142.09 sq mi)
Population
 (2019-06-30)
  Total148,516
  Density400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
  Urban
109,694
  Rural
38,822
Car platesSBE
Websitehttp://www.starostwo.bedzin.pl

The town of Sławków, which became part of Będzin County in 2002 when it was transferred from Lesser Poland Voivodeship to Silesian Voivodeship, forms an exclave. It is separated from the rest of the county by the cities of Dąbrowa Górnicza and Sosnowiec.

The county covers an area of 368.02 square kilometres (142.1 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 148,516. The most populated towns are Będzin with 56,624 inhabitants, Czeladź with 31,545 inhabitants and Wojkowice with 8,927 inhabitants.

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