Sochaczew County
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Sochaczew County
Powiat sochaczewski | |
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![]() Location within the voivodeship | |
![]() Division into gminas | |
Coordinates (Sochaczew): 52°13′45″N 20°14′19″E / 52.22917°N 20.23861°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Voivodeship | Masovian |
Seat | Sochaczew |
Gminas | |
Area | |
• Total | 731.02 km2 (282.25 sq mi) |
Population (2019) | |
• Total | 85,024 |
• Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
• Car plates | WSC |
Website | http://www.starostwo-soch.home.pl |
Sochaczew County (
Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and only town is Sochaczew, which lies 52 kilometres (32 mi) west of Warsaw
.
The county covers an area of 731.02 square kilometres (282.2 sq mi). As of 2019, the county's total population is 85,024, out of which the population of Sochaczew is 36,327, and the rural population is 48,697.[1]
Neighbouring counties
Sochaczew County is bordered by
Grodzisk Mazowiecki County to the east, Żyrardów County to the south-east, Skierniewice County to the south, Łowicz County to the south-west, Gostynin County to the west, and Płock County
to the north-west.
Administrative division
The county is subdivided into eight gminas (one urban and seven rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
Gmina | Type | Area (km2) |
Population (2019) |
Seat |
Sochaczew | urban | 26.1 | 36,327 | |
Gmina Teresin | rural | 88.0 | 11,511 | Teresin |
Gmina Sochaczew | rural | 91.4 | 10,944 | Sochaczew * |
Gmina Nowa Sucha | rural | 90.3 | 6,670 | Nowa Sucha |
Gmina Iłów | rural | 128.5 | 6,168 | Iłów |
Gmina Młodzieszyn | rural | 117.1 | 5,557 | Młodzieszyn |
Gmina Brochów | rural | 116.8 | 4,379 | Brochów |
Gmina Rybno | rural | 72.8 | 3,468 | Rybno |
* seat not part of the gmina |
References
- ^ 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.