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Kozienice County

Coordinates: 51°35′N 21°34′E / 51.583°N 21.567°E / 51.583; 21.567
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Kozienice County
Powiat kozienicki
Flag of Kozienice County
Coat of arms of Kozienice County
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Kozienice): 51°35′N 21°34′E / 51.583°N 21.567°E / 51.583; 21.567
Country Poland
VoivodeshipMasovian
SeatKozienice
Gminas
Area
 • Total916.96 km2 (354.04 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total60,253
 • Density66/km2 (170/sq mi)
 • Urban
17,208
 • Rural
43,045
Car platesWKZ
Websitehttp://www.kozienicepowiat.pl

Kozienice County (Polish: powiat kozienicki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central 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 only town is Kozienice, which lies 81 kilometres (50 mi) south-east of Warsaw.

The county covers an area of 916.96 square kilometres (354.0 sq mi). As of 2019, its total population is 60,253, out of which the population of Kozienice is 17,208 and the rural population is 43,045.[1]

The county includes part of the protected area called Kozienice Landscape Park.

Neighbouring counties

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Kozienice County is bordered by Garwolin County to the north, Ryki County to the east, Puławy County to the south-east, Zwoleń County to the south, Radom County to the south-west, and Białobrzegi County and Grójec County to the west.

Administrative division

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The county is subdivided into seven gminas (one urban-rural and six rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina Type Area
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Gmina Kozienice urban-rural 245.6 29,562 Kozienice
Gmina Głowaczów rural 186.3 7,211 Głowaczów
Gmina Magnuszew rural 140.9 6,741 Magnuszew
Gmina Garbatka-Letnisko rural 74.0 5,036 Garbatka-Letnisko
Gmina Sieciechów rural 61.3 3,905 Sieciechów
Gmina Grabów nad Pilicą rural 125.0 3,900 Grabów nad Pilicą
Gmina Gniewoszów rural 84.3 3,898 Gniewoszów

References

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  1. ^ GUS. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Retrieved 2020-09-14.