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Warsaw West County

Coordinates: 52°13′N 20°48′E / 52.217°N 20.800°E / 52.217; 20.800
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Warsaw West County
Powiat warszawski zachodni
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Ożarów Mazowiecki): 52°13′N 20°48′E / 52.217°N 20.800°E / 52.217; 20.800
Country Poland
VoivodeshipMasovian
SeatOżarów Mazowiecki
Gminas
Area
 • Total532.99 km2 (205.79 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total117,783
 • Density220/km2 (570/sq mi)
 • Urban
41,002
 • Rural
76,781
Car platesWZ
Websitehttp://www.pwz.pl

The Warsaw West County (Polish: powiat warszawski zachodni) is a county in Masovian Voivodeship, located in the east-central Poland, with its seat of government located in Ożarów Mazowiecki. Other towns located in the county are: Łomianki, and Błonie. It was established on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms. Until 31 December 2005, its seat was located extraterritorially in the city of Warsaw.

The county covers an area of 532.99 square kilometres (205.8 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 117,783, out of which the population of Łomianki is 17,022, that of Błonie is 12,231, that of Ożarów Mazowiecki is 11,719, and the rural population is 76,781.[1]

Neighbouring counties

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Warsaw West County is bordered by Nowy Dwór County and Legionowo County to the north, the city of Warsaw to the east, Pruszków County to the south, Grodzisk County to the south-west, and Sochaczew County to the west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina Type Area
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Gmina Łomianki urban-rural 38.1 26,996 Łomianki
Gmina Ożarów Mazowiecki urban-rural 71.3 24,991 Ożarów Mazowiecki
Gmina Błonie urban-rural 85.8 21,597 Błonie
Gmina Stare Babice rural 63.5 19,054 Stare Babice
Gmina Izabelin rural 65.0 10,615 Izabelin
Gmina Leszno rural 125.0 10,193 Leszno
Gmina Kampinos rural 84.3 4,337 Kampinos

References

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  1. ^ GUS. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Retrieved 2020-09-14.