Bieruń-Lędziny County

Bieruń-Lędziny County Powiat bieruńsko-lędziński
County
Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Bieruń):
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Silesian
Seat	Bieruń
Gminas	Total 5 (incl. 3 urban) Bieruń Imielin Lędziny Gmina Bojszowy Gmina Chełm Śląski
Area
• Total	156.68 km2 (60.49 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	55,868
• Density	360/km2 (920/sq mi)
• Urban	43,685
• Rural	12,183
Car plates	SBL
Website	http://www.powiatbl.pl

Bieruń-Lędziny County (Polish: powiat bieruńsko-lędziński) 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 and largest town is Bieruń, which lies 15 kilometres (9 mi) south-east of the regional capital Katowice. The county also contains the towns of Lędziny, lying 2 km (1 mi) south-east of Bieruń, and Imielin, 7 km (4 mi) east of Bieruń.

Before 2002 the county had its seat in the city of Tychy (outside the county), and was called Tychy County (powiat tyski).

The county covers an area of 156.68 square kilometres (60.5 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 55,868, out of which the population of Bieruń is 19,642, that of Lędziny is 16,156, that of Imielin is 7,887, and the rural population is 12,183.

Neighbouring counties

Bieruń-Lędziny County is bordered by the cities of Mysłowice and Jaworzno to the north, Oświęcim County to the east, Pszczyna County to the south, and the cities of Tychy and Katowice to the west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Bieruń	urban	40.3	19,642
Lędziny	urban	32.0	16,156
Imielin	urban	28.0	7,887
Gmina Bojszowy	rural	34.1	6,623	Bojszowy
Gmina Chełm Śląski	rural	23.2	5,560	Chełm Śląski

References

• Polish official population figures 2006