Końskie County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat

Powiat

A powiat is the second-level unit of local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a county, district or prefecture in other countries. The term powiat is most often translated into English as "county", although other terms are also sometimes used...

) in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship

Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, or Świętokrzyskie Province , is one of the 16 voivodeships into which Poland is presently divided. It is situated in central Poland, in the historical province of Lesser Poland, and takes its name from the Świętokrzyskie mountain range...

, central Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

. 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 Końskie

Konskie

Końskie is a town in central Poland with 20,328 inhabitants , situated in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship , previously in Kielce Voivodeship . Most of the town labour force was employed in the local foundry in the late 80s and early 90s...

, which lies 38 kilometres (24 mi) north of the regional capital Kielce

Kielce

Kielce ) is a city in central Poland with 204,891 inhabitants . It is also the capital city of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship since 1999, previously in Kielce Voivodeship...

. The only other town in the county is Stąporków

Staporków

Stąporków is a town with 6,200 inhabitants in Końskie County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland....

, lying 11 km (7 mi) south-east of Końskie.

The county covers an area of 1139.9 square kilometres (440.1 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 84,239, out of which the population of Końskie is 20,667, that of Stąporków is 5,986, and the rural population is 57,586.

Neighbouring counties

Końskie County is bordered by Opoczno County

Opoczno County

Opoczno County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Łódź Voivodeship, south-east 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 Opoczno, which lies south-east...

 to the north, Przysucha County

Przysucha County

Przysucha County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Masovian Voivodeship, east-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 only town is Przysucha, which lies ...

 to the north-east, Szydłowiec County and Skarżysko County

Skarzysko County

Skarżysko County is a unit of territorial administration and local government 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...

 to the east, Kielce County

Kielce County

Kielce County is a unit of territorial administration and local government 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 is the city of Kielce, although the...

 to the south, Włoszczowa County to the south-west, and Radomsko County

Radomsko County

Radomsko County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Łódź Voivodeship, 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 Radomsko, which lies south of...

 to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into eight gmina

Gmina

The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...

s (two urban-rural and six rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Końskie Gmina Konskie Gmina Końskie is an urban-rural gmina in Końskie County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in central Poland. Its seat is the town of Końskie, which lies approximately north of the regional capital Kielce....	urban-rural	249.9	36,373	Końskie Konskie Końskie is a town in central Poland with 20,328 inhabitants , situated in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship , previously in Kielce Voivodeship . Most of the town labour force was employed in the local foundry in the late 80s and early 90s...
Gmina Stąporków Gmina Staporków Gmina Stąporków is an urban-rural gmina in Końskie County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Stąporków, which lies approximately south-east of Końskie and north of the regional capital Kielce.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...	urban-rural	231.4	18,313	Stąporków Staporków Stąporków is a town with 6,200 inhabitants in Końskie County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland....
Gmina Radoszyce Gmina Radoszyce Gmina Radoszyce is a rural gmina in Końskie County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Radoszyce, which lies approximately south-west of Końskie and north-west of the regional capital Kielce.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...	rural	146.7	9,113	Radoszyce Radoszyce, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship Radoszyce is a village in Końskie County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Radoszyce. It lies approximately south-west of Końskie and north-west of the regional capital Kielce...
Gmina Gowarczów Gmina Gowarczów Gmina Gowarczów is a rural gmina in Końskie County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Gowarczów, which lies approximately north of Końskie and north of the regional capital Kielce....	rural	102.0	4,992	Gowarczów Gowarczów Gowarczów is a village in Końskie County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Gowarczów. It lies approximately north of Końskie and north of the regional capital Kielce....
Gmina Fałków	rural	132.1	4,803	Fałków
Gmina Smyków Gmina Smyków Gmina Smyków is a rural gmina in Końskie County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Smyków, which lies approximately south of Końskie and north-west of the regional capital Kielce....	rural	62.1	3,700	Smyków Smyków, Gmina Smyków Smyków is a village in Końskie County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Smyków. It lies approximately south of Końskie and north-west of the regional capital Kielce....
Gmina Słupia	rural	105.7	3,581	Słupia
Gmina Ruda Maleniecka Gmina Ruda Maleniecka Gmina Ruda Maleniecka is a rural gmina in Końskie County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Ruda Maleniecka, which lies approximately south-west of Końskie and north-west of the regional capital Kielce.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its...	rural	110.0	3,364	Ruda Maleniecka Ruda Maleniecka Ruda Maleniecka is a village in Końskie County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Ruda Maleniecka. It lies approximately south-west of Końskie and north-west of the regional capital Kielce.The village has a population of 610.-References:...