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Częstochowa County ( pl, powiat częstochowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (
powiat
A ''powiat'' (pronounced ; Polish plural: ''powiaty'') is the second-level unit of local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a county, district or prefecture ( LAU-1, formerly NUTS-4) in other countries. The term "''powiat ...
) in
Silesian Voivodeship
Silesian Voivodeship, or Silesia Province ( pl, województwo śląskie ) is a voivodeship, or province, in southern Poland, centered on the historic region known as Upper Silesia ('), with Katowice serving as its capital.
Despite the Silesian ...
, southern
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is divided into Voivodeships of Poland, sixteen voivodeships and is the fifth most populous member state of the European Union (EU), with over 38 mill ...
. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the
Polish local government reforms
The administrative division of Poland since 1999 has been based on three levels of subdivision. The territory of Poland is divided into ''voivodeships'' (provinces); these are further divided into ''powiats'' (counties or districts), and these i ...
passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of
Częstochowa
Częstochowa ( , ; german: Tschenstochau, Czenstochau; la, Czanstochova) is a city in southern Poland on the Warta River with 214,342 inhabitants, making it the thirteenth-largest city in Poland. It is situated in the Silesian Voivodeship (admi ...
, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The only towns in Częstochowa County are
Blachownia, which lies west of Częstochowa, and
Koniecpol
Koniecpol is a town in Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, with 5,910 inhabitants (2019). In the times of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth it was the seat of the Koniecpolski magnate
The magnate term, from the late Latin ' ...
, east of Częstochowa.
The county covers an area of . As of 2019 its total population is 134,637, out of which the population of Blachownia is 9,545, that of Koniecpol is 5,910, and the rural population is 119,182.
Neighbouring counties
Apart from the city of
Częstochowa
Częstochowa ( , ; german: Tschenstochau, Czenstochau; la, Czanstochova) is a city in southern Poland on the Warta River with 214,342 inhabitants, making it the thirteenth-largest city in Poland. It is situated in the Silesian Voivodeship (admi ...
, Częstochowa County is also bordered by
Pajęczno County
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Pajęczno County ( pl, powiat pajęczański) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Łódź Voivodeship, central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government ...
to the north,
Radomsko County
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Radomsko County ( pl, powiat radomszczański) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Łódź Voivodeship, central Poland. It came into being on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Polish local government r ...
to the north-east,
Włoszczowa County
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Włoszczowa County ( pl, powiat włoszczowski) 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 l ...
to the east,
Zawiercie County
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Zawiercie County ( pl, powiat zawierciański) 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 governmen ...
and
Myszków County
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Myszków County ( pl, powiat myszkowski) 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 ref ...
to the south,
Lubliniec County to the west, and
Kłobuck County to the north-west.
Administrative division
The county is subdivided into 16
gminas (two urban-rural and 14 rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
Administration
Starost (Governor)
*
Krzysztof Smela
Krzysztof Smela (born 23 July 1959, in Stary Broniszew) is a Polish politician and local official.
He is a member of the General Council of the Polish People's Party, PSL and the leader of the county PSL structures. From 1994 to 1998 he was a co ...
(
PSL
PSL may refer to:
Sport
*Pakistan Super League, a Twenty20 cricket league in Pakistan
*Philippine Super Liga, professional volleyball league in the Philippines
*Pilipinas Super League, a professional basketball league in the Philippines
* Philipp ...
) - since 9 February 2017
Częstochowa County Council

Majority (coalition):
PSL
PSL may refer to:
Sport
*Pakistan Super League, a Twenty20 cricket league in Pakistan
*Philippine Super Liga, professional volleyball league in the Philippines
*Pilipinas Super League, a professional basketball league in the Philippines
* Philipp ...
(green) - 9,
KO (orange) - 1, local committees (black) - 7
Opposition:
PiS (blue) - 8
References
County Election results
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Land counties of Silesian Voivodeship