Mikołów County

Mikołów County Powiat mikołowski
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Location in Poland
Coordinates (Mikołów): 50°10′N 18°54′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Silesian
Seat	Mikołów
Gminas	Total 5 (incl. 3 urban) Łaziska Górne Mikołów Orzesze Gmina Ornontowice Gmina Wyry
Area
• Total	231.53 km2 (89.39 sq mi)
Population  (2019-06-30)
• Total	98,689
• Density	430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
• Urban	84,239
• Rural	14,450
Car plates	SMI
Website	http://www.powiat.mikolow.pl/

Mikołów County (Polish: powiat mikołowski) 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 and largest town is Mikołów, which lies 12 kilometres (7 mi) south-west of the regional capital Katowice. The county also contains the towns of Łaziska Górne, lying 5 km (3 mi) south-west of Mikołów, and Orzesze, 11 km (7 mi) west of Mikołów.

The county covers an area of 231.53 square kilometres (89.4 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 98,689, out of which the population of Mikołów is 40,898, that of Łaziska Górne is 22,298, that of Orzesze is 21,043, and the rural population is 14,450.

Neighbouring counties

Mikołów County is bordered by the city of Ruda Śląska to the north, Katowice and Tychy to the east, Pszczyna County and Żory to the south, Rybnik County to the west and Gliwice County to the north-west.

Administrative division

Map of Mikołów County

The county is subdivided into five gminas (three urban and two rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km2)	Population (2019)	Seat
Mikołów	urban	81.0	40,898
Łaziska Górne	urban	20.2	22,298
Orzesze	urban	82.9	21,043
Gmina Wyry	rural	34.5	8,316	Wyry
Gmina Ornontowice	rural	15.1	6,134	Ornontowice