Bielsko County

Bielsko County
Powiat bielski
County office building
County office building
Flag of Bielsko County
Coat of arms of Bielsko County
Location within Silesian Voivodeship
Location within Silesian Voivodeship
Country Poland
VoivodeshipSilesian
SeatBielsko-Biała
Gminas
Government
 • StarostaAndrzej Płonka
Area
 • Total
457.2 km2 (176.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2019-06-30)
 • Total
165,374
 • Density361.7/km2 (936.8/sq mi)
 • Urban
44,760
 • Rural
120,614
Car platesSBI
Websitewww.powiat.bielsko.pl
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Bielsko County (Polish: powiat bielski) 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 is the city of Bielsko-Biała, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The county contains three towns: Czechowice-Dziedzice, 13 km (8 mi) north-west of Bielsko-Biała, Szczyrk, 14 km (9 mi) south of Bielsko-Biała, and Wilamowice, 12 km (7 mi) north-east of Bielsko-Biała.

The county covers an area of 457.23 square kilometres (176.5 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 165,374, out of which the population of Czechowice-Dziedzice is 35,926, that of Szczyrk is 5,734, that of Wilamowice is 3,100, and the rural population is 120,614.