Wodzisław County
Wodzisław County
Powiat wodzisławski | |
|---|---|
Location within Silesian Voivodeship | |
| Coordinates (Wodzisław Śląski): 50°0′N 18°27′E / 50.000°N 18.450°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Silesian |
| Seat | Wodzisław Śląski |
| Gminas | |
| Government | |
| • Starosta | Tadeusz Skatuła |
| Area | |
• Total | 286.92 km2 (110.78 sq mi) |
| Population (2019-06-30) | |
• Total | 157,346 |
| • Density | 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 101,280 |
| • Rural | 56,066 |
| Car plates | SWD |
| Website | https://www.powiatwodzislawski.pl/ |
Wodzisław County (Polish: powiat wodzisławski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland, on the Czech border. It came into being on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Wodzisław Śląski, which lies 49 kilometres (30 mi) south-west of the regional capital Katowice. The county contains three other towns: Rydułtowy, 7 km (4 mi) north of Wodzisław Śląski, Radlin, 4 km (2 mi) north-east of Wodzisław Śląski, and Pszów, 7 km (4 mi) north-west of Wodzisław Śląski.
The county covers an area of 286.92 square kilometres (110.8 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 157,346, out of which the population of Wodzisław Śląski is 47,992, that of Rydułtowy is 21,616, that of Radlin is 17,776, that of Pszów is 13,896, and the rural population is 56,066.