Grodzisk Mazowiecki 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 Masovian Voivodeship

Masovian Voivodeship

-Administrative division:Masovian Voivodeship is divided into 42 counties : 5 city counties and 37 "land counties"...

, east-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 Grodzisk Mazowiecki

Grodzisk Mazowiecki

Grodzisk Mazowiecki is a town in central Poland with 26,881 inhabitants in 2006. It is 30 km. southwest of Warsaw.Between 1975 and 1998 it was situated in the Warszawa Voivodeship but since 1999 it has been situated in the Masovian Voivodeship. It is the capital of Grodzisk Mazowiecki...

, which lies 29 kilometres (18 mi) south-west of Warsaw

Warsaw

Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...

. The county also contains the towns of Milanówek

Milanówek

Milanówek is a town and a seat of a separate commune in Poland. Located in the Grodzisk Mazowiecki County near Warsaw, it is often considered an outlying suburb of the capital of Poland but is in fact an independent entity administratively and culturally. Milanówek is however part of wider Warsaw...

, lying 2 km (1 mi) north-east of Grodzisk Mazowiecki, and Podkowa Leśna

Podkowa Lesna

Podkowa Leśna is a town in Grodzisk Mazowiecki County of Poland and located on the Łowicko–Błońska Plain within the territory of the Młochowskie Forests. City status - from January 1, 1969. The city also has the status of gmina, meaning "commune"...

, 8 km (5 mi) east of Grodzisk Mazowiecki.

The county covers an area of 366.87 square kilometres (141.6 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 78,208, out of which the population of Grodzisk Mazowiecki is 27,055, that of Milanówek is 15,660, that of Podkowa Leśna is 3,824, and the rural population is 31,669.

Neighbouring counties

Grodzisk Mazowiecki County is bordered by Warsaw West County

Warsaw West County

Warsaw West 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...

 to the north-east, Pruszków County

Pruszków County

Pruszków 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 largest town is Pruszków, which lies ...

 and Piaseczno County

Piaseczno County

Piaseczno 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 largest town is Piaseczno, which lies ...

 to the east, Grójec County

Grójec County

Grójec 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 largest town is Grójec, which lies south...

 to the south, and Żyrardów County

Zyrardów County

Żyrardów 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 largest town is Żyrardów, which lies ...

 and Sochaczew County

Sochaczew County

Sochaczew 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 Sochaczew, which lies ...

 to the west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Grodzisk Mazowiecki Gmina Grodzisk Mazowiecki Gmina Grodzisk Mazowiecki is an urban-rural gmina in Grodzisk Mazowiecki County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland...	urban-rural	107.0	37,432	Grodzisk Mazowiecki Grodzisk Mazowiecki Grodzisk Mazowiecki is a town in central Poland with 26,881 inhabitants in 2006. It is 30 km. southwest of Warsaw.Between 1975 and 1998 it was situated in the Warszawa Voivodeship but since 1999 it has been situated in the Masovian Voivodeship. It is the capital of Grodzisk Mazowiecki...
Milanówek Milanówek Milanówek is a town and a seat of a separate commune in Poland. Located in the Grodzisk Mazowiecki County near Warsaw, it is often considered an outlying suburb of the capital of Poland but is in fact an independent entity administratively and culturally. Milanówek is however part of wider Warsaw...	urban	13.5	15,660
Gmina Jaktorów Gmina Jaktorów Gmina Jaktorów is a rural gmina in Grodzisk Mazowiecki County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Jaktorów, which lies approximately west of Grodzisk Mazowiecki and south-west of Warsaw....	rural	55.2	10,090	Jaktorów Jaktorów Jaktorów is a village in Grodzisk Mazowiecki County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Jaktorów...
Gmina Żabia Wola Gmina Zabia Wola Gmina Żabia Wola is a rural gmina in Grodzisk Mazowiecki County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Żabia Wola, which lies approximately 9 kilometres south-east of Grodzisk Mazowiecki and 31 km south-west of Warsaw.The gmina covers an area of , and as of...	rural	105.6	6,347	Żabia Wola Zabia Wola, Grodzisk Mazowiecki County Żabia Wola is a village in Grodzisk Mazowiecki County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Żabia Wola. It lies approximately south-east of Grodzisk Mazowiecki and south-west of Warsaw.The village has a population of 530.-References:...
Gmina Baranów Gmina Baranów, Masovian Voivodeship Gmina Baranów is a rural gmina in Grodzisk Mazowiecki County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Baranów, which lies approximately west of Grodzisk Mazowiecki and west of Warsaw...	rural	75.4	4,855	Baranów Baranów, Grodzisk Mazowiecki County Baranów is a village in Grodzisk Mazowiecki County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Baranów. It lies approximately west of Grodzisk Mazowiecki and west of Warsaw.-References:...
Podkowa Leśna Podkowa Lesna Podkowa Leśna is a town in Grodzisk Mazowiecki County of Poland and located on the Łowicko–Błońska Plain within the territory of the Młochowskie Forests. City status - from January 1, 1969. The city also has the status of gmina, meaning "commune"...	urban	10.1	3,824