Starachowice County

Starachowice County Powiat starachowicki
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Starachowice): 51°3′N 21°4′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Świętokrzyskie
Seat	Starachowice
Gminas	Total 5 (incl. 1 urban) Starachowice Gmina Brody Gmina Mirzec Gmina Pawłów Gmina Wąchock
Area
• Total	523.27 km2 (202.04 sq mi)
Population  (2019)
• Total	89,925
• Density	170/km2 (450/sq mi)
• Urban	51,412
• Rural	38,513
Car plates	TST
Website	http://www.powiat.starachowice.pl

Starachowice County (Polish: powiat starachowicki) 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 Starachowice, which lies 37 kilometres (23 mi) north-east of the regional capital Kielce. The only other town in the county is Wąchock, lying 5 km (3 mi) north-west of Starachowice.

The county covers an area of 523.27 square kilometres (202.0 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 89,925, out of which the population of Starachowice is 48,646, that of Wąchock is 2,766, and the rural population is 38,513.

Neighbouring counties

Starachowice County is bordered by Radom County to the north, Lipsko County and Ostrowiec County to the east, Kielce County to the west, and Skarżysko County and Szydłowiec County to the north-west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km2)	Population (2019)	Seat
Starachowice	urban	31.9	48,646
Gmina Pawłów	rural	137.4	15,272	Pawłów
Gmina Brody	rural	161.3	10,911	Brody
Gmina Mirzec	rural	111.0	8,294	Mirzec
Gmina Wąchock	urban-rural	81.8	6,802	Wąchock