Sochaczew County

Sochaczew County (Polish: powiat sochaczewski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-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 Sochaczew, which lies 52 kilometres (32 mi) west of Warsaw.

Sochaczew County Powiat sochaczewski
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Sochaczew): 52°13′45″N 20°14′19″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Masovian
Seat	Sochaczew
Gminas	Total 8 (incl. 1 urban) Sochaczew Gmina Brochów Gmina Iłów Gmina Młodzieszyn Gmina Nowa Sucha Gmina Rybno Gmina Sochaczew Gmina Teresin
Area
• Total	731.02 km^2 (282.25 sq mi)
Population  (2019)
• Total	85,024
• Density	120/km^2 (300/sq mi)
• Urban	36,327
• Rural	48,697
Car plates	WSC
Website	http://www.starostwo-soch.home.pl

The county covers an area of 731.02 square kilometres (282.2 sq mi). As of 2019 its 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 Płońsk County to the north, Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki County to the north-east, Warsaw West County and 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 (km^2)	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

1. GUS. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial divison in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Retrieved 2020-09-14.