Żyrardów 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 Żyrardów

Zyrardów

Żyrardów is a town in central Poland with 41,400 inhabitants . It is situated in the Masovian Voivodship ; previously, it was in Skierniewice Voivodship 45 km West of Warsaw. It is the capital of Żyrardów County...

, which lies 43 kilometres (27 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 only other town in the county is Mszczonów

Mszczonów

Mszczonów is a town in Żyrardów County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, with 6,310 inhabitants .The town had a Jewish community, and it was once the center of the Hasidic Amshinov dynasty...

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

The county covers an area of 532.63 square kilometres (205.6 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 74,662, out of which the population of Żyrardów is 41,161, that of Mszczonów is 6,231, and the rural population is 27,270.

Neighbouring counties

Żyrardów County is bordered by Grodzisk Mazowiecki County

Grodzisk Mazowiecki County

Grodzisk Mazowiecki 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 Grodzisk...

 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-east, Rawa County

Rawa County

Rawa 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 Rawa Mazowiecka, which lies east of...

 to the south, Skierniewice County

Skierniewice County

Skierniewice 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 is the city of Skierniewice, although the city is...

 to the west 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 north-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, 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
Żyrardów Zyrardów Żyrardów is a town in central Poland with 41,400 inhabitants . It is situated in the Masovian Voivodship ; previously, it was in Skierniewice Voivodship 45 km West of Warsaw. It is the capital of Żyrardów County...	urban	14.4	41,161
Gmina Mszczonów Gmina Mszczonów Gmina Mszczonów is an urban-rural gmina in Żyrardów County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Mszczonów, which lies approximately south-east of Żyrardów and south-west of Warsaw....	urban-rural	144.9	11,176	Mszczonów Mszczonów Mszczonów is a town in Żyrardów County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, with 6,310 inhabitants .The town had a Jewish community, and it was once the center of the Hasidic Amshinov dynasty...
Gmina Wiskitki Gmina Wiskitki Gmina Wiskitki is a rural gmina in Żyrardów County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Wiskitki, which lies approximately north-west of Żyrardów and west of Warsaw....	rural	150.9	9,298	Wiskitki Wiskitki Wiskitki is a village in Żyrardów County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Wiskitki. It lies approximately north-west of Żyrardów and west of Warsaw....
Gmina Puszcza Mariańska Gmina Puszcza Marianska Gmina Puszcza Mariańska is a rural gmina in Żyrardów County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Puszcza Mariańska, which lies approximately south-west of Żyrardów and south-west of Warsaw....	rural	142.4	8,411	Puszcza Mariańska Puszcza Marianska Puszcza Mariańska is a village in Żyrardów County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Puszcza Mariańska. It lies approximately south-west of Żyrardów and south-west of Warsaw....
Gmina Radziejowice Gmina Radziejowice Gmina Radziejowice is a rural gmina in Żyrardów County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Radziejowice, which lies approximately south-east of Żyrardów and south-west of Warsaw....	rural	80.1	4,616	Radziejowice Radziejowice Radziejowice is a village in Żyrardów County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Radziejowice. It lies approximately south-east of Żyrardów and south-west of Warsaw.-References:...