Zwoleń 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 only town is Zwoleń

Zwolen

Zwoleń is a town in Poland, in Mazowsze Voivodeship, about 30 km east of Radom. It is the capital of Zwoleń County. Population is 8048 .- People :* Stanisław Chomętowski* Jan Karol Tarło* Stanisław Tarło...

, which lies 104 kilometres (65 mi) south-east 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 covers an area of 571.24 square kilometres (220.6 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 37,183, out of which the population of Zwoleń is 8,176 and the rural population is 29,007.

Neighbouring counties

Zwoleń County is bordered by Kozienice County

Kozienice County

Kozienice 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 Kozienice, which lies ...

 to the north, Puławy County to the east, Opole Lubelskie County

Opole Lubelskie County

Opole Lubelskie County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern 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 town of Opole Lubelskie, which lies ...

 to the south-east, Lipsko County

Lipsko County

Lipsko 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 Lipsko, which lies south of...

 to the south and Radom County

Radom County

Radom 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 is the city of Radom, although the city is not...

 to the west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Zwoleń Gmina Zwolen Gmina Zwoleń is an urban-rural gmina in Zwoleń County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Zwoleń, which lies approximately south-east of Warsaw....	urban-rural	161.1	15,233	Zwoleń Zwolen Zwoleń is a town in Poland, in Mazowsze Voivodeship, about 30 km east of Radom. It is the capital of Zwoleń County. Population is 8048 .- People :* Stanisław Chomętowski* Jan Karol Tarło* Stanisław Tarło...
Gmina Przyłęk	rural	130.9	6,479	Przyłęk
Gmina Policzna Gmina Policzna Gmina Policzna is a rural gmina in Zwoleń County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Policzna, which lies approximately 11 kilometres north-east of Zwoleń and 96 km south-east of Warsaw.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is...	rural	112.4	5,895	Policzna Policzna, Masovian Voivodeship Policzna is a village in Zwoleń County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Policzna. It lies approximately north of Zwoleń and south-east of Warsaw....
Gmina Tczów Gmina Tczów Gmina Tczów is a rural gmina in Zwoleń County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Tczów, which lies approximately west of Zwoleń and south of Warsaw....	rural	72.1	4,877	Tczów Tczów Tczów is a village in Zwoleń County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Tczów. It lies approximately west of Zwoleń and south of Warsaw.The village has a population of 620....
Gmina Kazanów Gmina Kazanów Gmina Kazanów is a rural gmina in Zwoleń County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Kazanów, which lies approximately 12 kilometres south-west of Zwoleń and 110 km south-east of Warsaw.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is...	rural	94.8	4,699	Kazanów Kazanów, Masovian Voivodeship Kazanów is a village in Zwoleń County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Kazanów. It lies approximately south-west of Zwoleń and south of Warsaw....