Żyrardów County (Polish: powiat żyrardowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. It came into being on 1 January 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Żyrardów, which lies 43 kilometres (27 mi) south-west of Warsaw. The only other town in the county is Mszczonów, lying 11 km (7 mi) south-east of Żyrardów.

Żyrardów County
Powiat żyrardowski
Flag of Żyrardów County
Coat of arms of Żyrardów County
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Żyrardów): 52°3′N 20°26′E / 52.050°N 20.433°E / 52.050; 20.433
Country Poland
VoivodeshipMasovian
SeatŻyrardów
Gminas
Government
 • StarostaKrzysztof Dziwisz
Area
 • Total532.63 km2 (205.65 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total75,414
 • Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
 • Urban
46,364
 • Rural
29,050
Car platesWZY
Websitehttp://www.powiat-zyrardowski.pl

The county covers an area of 532.63 square kilometres (205.6 sq mi). As of 2022 its total population is 75,414, out of which the population of Żyrardów is 38,784, that of Mszczonów is 6,159, that of Wiskitki is 1,421, and the rural population is 29,050.[1]

Neighbouring counties

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Żyrardów County is bordered by Grodzisk Mazowiecki County to the east, Grójec County to the south-east, Rawa County to the south, Skierniewice County to the west and Sochaczew County to the north-west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina Type Area
(km2)
Population
(2022)
Seat
Żyrardów urban 14.4 38,784  
Gmina Mszczonów urban-rural 144.9 11,360 Mszczonów
Gmina Wiskitki urban-rural 150.9 10,076 Wiskitki
Gmina Puszcza Mariańska rural 142.4 8,772 Puszcza Mariańska
Gmina Radziejowice rural 80.1 6,422 Radziejowice

References

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  1. ^ GUS. "GUS - Bank Danych Lokalnych" (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-11-02.