Szydłowiec County

Szydłowiec County
Powiat szydłowiecki
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Szydłowiec): 51°14′N 20°51′E / 51.233°N 20.850°E / 51.233; 20.850
Country Poland
VoivodeshipMasovian
SeatSzydłowiec
Gminas
Area
 • Total
452.22 km2 (174.60 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total
39,766
 • Density87.935/km2 (227.75/sq mi)
 • Urban
11,736
 • Rural
28,030
Car platesWSZ
Websitehttp://www.szydlowiecpowiat.pl/

Szydłowiec County (Polish: powiat szydłowiecki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) 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 Szydłowiec, which lies 110 kilometres (68 mi) south of Warsaw.

The county covers an area of 452.22 square kilometres (174.6 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 39,766, out of which the population of Szydłowiec is 11,736, and the rural population is 28,030.