Area 2,247 km² | Car plates TKI Population 208,798 (2016) | |
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Gminas Total 19Gmina BielinyGmina BodzentynGmina ChęcinyGmina ChmielnikGmina DaleszyceGmina GórnoGmina ŁagówGmina ŁopusznoGmina MasłówGmina Miedziana GóraGmina MniówGmina MorawicaGmina Nowa SłupiaGmina PiekoszówGmina PierzchnicaGmina RakówGmina Sitkówka-NowinyGmina StrawczynGmina Zagnańsk Points of interest Palace of the Kraków Bishops i, Kielce Region Countrysi, Rezerwat przyrody Kadzielnia, Cathedral Basilica of the Assu, Tomasz Zieliński Palace Colleges and Universities Jan Kochanowski University, Kielce University of Techno, Hochschule für Wirtschaft | ||
Kielce County (Polish: powiat kielecki) 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 is the city of Kielce, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The county contains five towns: Chęciny, 14 km (9 mi) south-west of Kielce, Chmielnik, 32 km (20 mi) south of Kielce, Daleszyce, 17 km (11 mi) south-east of Kielce, Bodzentyn, 25 km (16 mi) east of Kielce, Morawica, 13,7 km (8,5 mi) south of Kielce.
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Map of Kielce County, Poland
The county covers an area of 2,247.45 square kilometres (867.7 sq mi). As of 2016 its total population is 208 798, out of which the population of Chęciny is 4 421, that of Chmielnik is 3 834, that of Daleszyce is 2 913, that of Bodzentyn is 2 247, and the rural population is 195 383.
Neighbouring counties
Apart from the city of Kielce, Kielce County is also bordered by Końskie County to the north, Skarżysko County to the north-east, Starachowice County, Ostrowiec County and Opatów County to the east, Staszów County to the south-east, Busko County and Pińczów County to the south, Jędrzejów County to the south-west, and Włoszczowa County to the west.
Administrative division
The county is subdivided into 19 gminas (four urban-rural and 15 rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.