Busko County

Busko (Polish: powiat buski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) 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 and only town is Busko-Zdrój, which lies 47 kilometres (29 mi) south of the regional capital Kielce.

Busko
Busko
County
Flag of Busko
Flag
Coat of arms of Busko
Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Busko-Zdrój): 50°28′N 20°43′E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipŚwiętokrzyskie
SeatBusko-Zdrój
Gminas
Total 8
Area
 • Total967.39 km2 (373.51 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total67,821
 • Density70/km2 (180/sq mi)
 • Urban
15,832
 • Rural
51,989
Car platesTBU
Websitehttp://www.powiat.busko.pl/

The county covers an area of 967.39 square kilometres (373.5 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 67,821, out of which the population of Busko-Zdrój is 15,832 and the rural population is 51,989.[1]

Neighbouring counties

Busko County is bordered by Kielce County to the north, Staszów County to the east, Dąbrowa County to the south, Kazimierza County to the south-west and Pińczów County to the west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina Type Area
(km²)		 Population
(2019)		 Seat
Gmina Busko-Zdrój urban-rural 235.9 32,183 Busko-Zdrój
Gmina Pacanów rural 123.9 6,242 Pacanów
Gmina Stopnica rural 125.4 6,200 Stopnica
Gmina Nowy Korczyn rural 117.3 5,016 Nowy Korczyn
Gmina Wiślica rural 100.6 4,990 Wiślica
Gmina Solec-Zdrój rural 84.9 5,054 Solec-Zdrój
Gmina Gnojno rural 95.7 4,373 Gnojno
Gmina Tuczępy rural 83.7 3,763 Tuczępy

References
  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.


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