Tarnowskie Góry County

Tarnowskie Góry County (Polish: powiat tarnogórski) 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 Tarnowskie Góry, which lies 25 kilometres (16 mi) north-west of the regional capital Katowice. The county contains three other towns: Radzionków, 8 km (5 mi) south of Tarnowskie Góry, Kalety, 14 km (9 mi) north of Tarnowskie Góry, and Miasteczko Śląskie, 5 km (3 mi) north-east of Tarnowskie Góry.

Tarnowskie Góry County Powiat tarnogórski
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Location in Poland
Coordinates (Tarnowskie Góry): 50°27′N 18°52′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Silesian
Seat	Tarnowskie Góry
Gminas	Total 9 (incl. 4 urban) Kalety Miasteczko Śląskie Radzionków Tarnowskie Góry Gmina Krupski Młyn Gmina Ożarowice Gmina Świerklaniec Gmina Tworóg Gmina Zbrosławice
Government
• Starosta	Krystyna Kosmala
Area
• Total	642.63 km^2 (248.12 sq mi)
Population  (2019-06-30[1])
• Total	140,022
• Density	220/km^2 (560/sq mi)
• Urban	94,292
• Rural	45,730
Car plates	STA
Website	http://www.powiat.tarnogorski.pl/

The county covers an area of 642.63 square kilometres (248.1 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 140,022, out of which the population of Tarnowskie Góry is 61,422, that of Radzionków is 16,826, that of Kalety is 8,607, that of Miasteczko Śląskie is 7,437, and the rural population is 45,730.

Neighbouring counties

Tarnowskie Góry County is bordered by Lubliniec County to the north, Myszków County to the east, Będzin County and the city of Piekary Śląskie to the south-east, the cities of Bytom and Zabrze to the south, the city of Gliwice and Gliwice County to the south-west, and Strzelce County to the west.

Administrative division

Subdivisions of Tarnowskie Góry County

The county is subdivided into nine gminas (four urban and five rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2019)	Seat
Tarnowskie Góry	urban	83.5	61,422
Radzionków	urban	13.3	16,826
Gmina Zbrosławice	rural	148.7	16,184	Zbrosławice
Gmina Świerklaniec	rural	44.3	12,328	Świerklaniec
Kalety	urban	57.7	8,607
Gmina Tworóg	rural	124.9	8,249	Tworóg
Miasteczko Śląskie	urban	68.3	7,437
Gmina Ożarowice	rural	43.7	5,794	Ożarowice
Gmina Krupski Młyn	rural	39.4	3,175	Krupski Młyn

References

1. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial divison in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-02-14.