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Kazimierza County ( pl, powiat kazimierski) 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 local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is
Kazimierza Wielka, which lies south of the regional capital
Kielce
Kielce (, yi, קעלץ, Keltz) is a city in southern Poland, and the capital of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship. In 2021, it had 192,468 inhabitants. The city is in the middle of the Świętokrzyskie Mountains (Holy Cross Mountains), on the bank ...
. The only other town in the county is
Skalbmierz
Skalbmierz is a town in south eastern Poland, in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in Kazimierza County. It has 1,326 inhabitants (2004). Skalbmierz has a long and rich history, the town belongs to the province of Lesser Poland. Skalbmierz receive ...
, lying north-west of Kazimierza Wielka.
The county covers an area of . As of 2019 its total population is 33,408, out of which the population of Kazimierza Wielka is 5,550, that of Skalbmierz is 1,285, and the rural population is 26,573.
Neighbouring counties
Kazimierza County is bordered by
Pińczów County to the north,
Busko County
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Busko ( pl, powiat buski) 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 local government refor ...
to the north-east,
DÄ…browa County
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DÄ…browa County ( pl, powiat dÄ…browski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland. It was created on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Polish local government refo ...
to the east,
Tarnów County to the south-east, and
Proszowice County and
Miechów County
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Miechów County ( pl, powiat miechowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local governmen ...
to the west.
Administrative division
The county is subdivided into five
gmina
The gmina (Polish: , plural ''gminy'' , from German ''Gemeinde'' meaning ''commune'') is the principal unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. , there were 2,477 gminas throughout the country, encompassing over 4 ...
s (two urban-rural and three rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
References
{{Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
Kazimierza