Częstochowa County

Częstochowa County

Powiat częstochowski
Częstochowa County Powiat częstochowski
County
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location within Silesian Voivodeship
	Coordinates (Częstochowa): 50°48′N 19°7′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Silesian
Seat	Częstochowa
Gminas	Total 16 Gmina Blachownia; Gmina Dąbrowa Zielona; Gmina Janów; Gmina Kamienica Polska; Gmina Kłomnice; Gmina Koniecpol; Gmina Konopiska; Gmina Kruszyna; Gmina Lelów; Gmina Mstów; Gmina Mykanów; Gmina Olsztyn; Gmina Poczesna; Gmina Przyrów; Gmina Rędziny; Gmina Starcza;
Government
• Starosta	Krzysztof Smela (PSL)
Area
• Total	1,519.49 km2 (586.68 sq mi)
Population (2019-06-30)
• Total	134,637
• Density	89/km2 (230/sq mi)
• Urban	15,455
• Rural	119,182
Car plates	SCZ
Website	http://www.czestochowa.powiat.pl

Częstochowa County (Polish: powiat częstochowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Częstochowa, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The only towns in Częstochowa County are Blachownia, which lies 11 km (7 mi) west of Częstochowa, and Koniecpol, 40 km (25 mi) east of Częstochowa.

The county covers an area of 1,519.49 square kilometres (586.7 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 134,637, out of which the population of Blachownia is 9,545, that of Koniecpol is 5,910, and the rural population is 119,182.

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