Kozienice County
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| Kozienice County Powiat kozienicki |
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| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship | Masovian | ||
| Seat | Kozienice | ||
| Gminas |
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| Area | |||
| - Total | 916.96 km² (354 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 61,614 | ||
| - Density | 67.2/km² (174/sq mi) | ||
| - Urban | 18,541 | ||
| - Rural | 43,073 | ||
| Car plates | WKZ | ||
| Website: http://www.kozienicepowiat.pl | |||
Kozienice County (Polish: powiat kozienicki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. Its administrative seat and only town is Kozienice, which lies 81 kilometres (50 mi) south-east of Warsaw.
The county covers an area of 916.96 square kilometres (354.0 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 61,614, out of which the population of Kozienice is 18,541 and the rural population is 43,073.
The county includes part of the protected area called Kozienice Landscape Park.
[edit] Neighbouring counties
Kozienice County is bordered by Garwolin County to the north, Ryki County to the east, Puławy County to the south-east, Zwoleń County to the south, Radom County to the south-west, and Białobrzegi County and Grójec County to the west.
[edit] Administrative division
The county is subdivided into seven gminas (one urban-rural and six rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
| Gmina | Type | Area (km²) |
Population (2006) |
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| Gmina Kozienice | urban-rural | 245.6 | 30,270 | Kozienice |
| Gmina Głowaczów | rural | 186.3 | 7,292 | Głowaczów |
| Gmina Magnuszew | rural | 140.9 | 6,595 | Magnuszew |
| Gmina Garbatka-Letnisko | rural | 74.0 | 5,338 | Garbatka-Letnisko |
| Gmina Sieciechów | rural | 61.3 | 4,271 | Sieciechów |
| Gmina Gniewoszów | rural | 84.3 | 4,156 | Gniewoszów |
| Gmina Grabów nad Pilicą | rural | 125.0 | 3,692 | Grabów nad Pilicą |
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