Kłobuck County
Kłobuck County
Powiat kłobucki | |
|---|---|
Location within Silesian Voivodeship | |
| Coordinates (Kłobuck): 50°55′N 18°56′E / 50.917°N 18.933°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Silesian |
| Seat | Kłobuck |
| Gminas | |
| Area | |
• Total | 889.15 km2 (343.30 sq mi) |
| Population (2019-06-30) | |
• Total | 84,762 |
| • Density | 95/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 17,390 |
| • Rural | 67,372 |
| Car plates | SKL |
| Website | http://www.powiatklobucki.pl |
Kłobuck County (Polish: powiat kłobucki) 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 Kłobuck, which lies 75 kilometres (47 mi) north of the regional capital Katowice. The only other town in the county is Krzepice, lying 16 km (10 mi) west of Kłobuck.
The county covers an area of 889.15 square kilometres (343.3 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 84,762, out of which the population of Kłobuck is 12,934, that of Krzepice is 4,456, and the rural population is 67,372.