Mikołów County

Mikołów County Powiat mikołowski
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Mikołów): 50°10′N 18°54′E / 50.167°N 18.900°ECoordinates: 50°10′N 18°54′E / 50.167°N 18.900°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 km^2 (89.39 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	91,022
• Density	390/km^2 (1,000/sq mi)
• Urban	79,128
• Rural	11,894
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 2006 its total population is 91,022, out of which the population of Mikołów is 38,392, that of Łaziska Górne is 21,906, that of Orzesze is 18,830, and the rural population is 11,894.

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

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 (2006)	Seat
Mikołów	urban	81.0	38,392
Łaziska Górne	urban	20.2	21,906
Orzesze	urban	82.9	18,830
Gmina Wyry	rural	34.5	6,328	Wyry
Gmina Ornontowice	rural	15.1	5,566	Ornontowice

References

• Polish official population figures 2006