Kielce County


Kielce County is a unit of territorial administration and local government 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 is the city of Kielce, although the city is not part of the county. The county contains five towns: Chęciny, south-west of Kielce, Chmielnik, south of Kielce, Daleszyce, south-east of Kielce, Bodzentyn, east of Kielce, Morawica, 13,7 km south of Kielce.
The county covers an area of. As of 2016 its total population is 208 798, out of which the population of Chęciny is 4 421, that of Chmielnik is 3 834, that of Daleszyce is 2 913, that of Bodzentyn is 2 247, and the rural population is 195 383.

Neighbouring counties

Apart from the city of Kielce, Kielce County is also bordered by Końskie County to the north, Skarżysko County to the north-east, Starachowice County, Ostrowiec County and Opatów County to the east, Staszów County to the south-east, Busko County and Pińczów County to the south, Jędrzejów County to the south-west, and Włoszczowa County to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 19 gminas. These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
GminaTypeArea
Population
Seat
Gmina Piekoszówrural102.516 361Piekoszów
Gmina Chęcinyurban-rural127.615 050Chęciny
Gmina Daleszyceurban-rural222.215 698Daleszyce
Gmina Morawicaurban-rural140.515 898Morawica
Gmina Górnorural83.314 056Górno
Gmina Zagnańskrural124.412 969Zagnańsk
Gmina Bodzentynurban-rural160.311 642Bodzentyn
Gmina Chmielnikurban-rural142.911 426Chmielnik
Gmina Miedziana Górarural70.811 295Miedziana Góra
Gmina Bielinyrural88.110 197Bieliny
Gmina Strawczynrural86.310 525Strawczyn
Gmina Nowa Słupiarural85.99 594Nowa Słupia
Gmina Masłówrural86.310 638Masłów
Gmina Mniówrural95.39 357Mniów
Gmina Łopusznorural176.88 979Łopuszno
Gmina Sitkówka-Nowinyrural45.87 711Osiedle-Nowiny
Gmina Łagówrural113.06 929Łagów
Gmina Rakówrural191.15 683Raków
Gmina Pierzchnicarural104.64 790Pierzchnica