Busko County

Busko Busko
[City]
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Świętokrzyskie
Seat	Busko-Zdrój
Gminas	Total 8 Gmina Busko-Zdrój Gmina Gnojno Gmina Nowy Korczyn Gmina Pacanów Gmina Solec-Zdrój Gmina Stopnica Gmina Tuczępy Gmina Wiślica
Area
• Total	967.39 km2 (373.51 sq mi)
Population  (2006)
• Total	73,940
• Density	76/km2 (200/sq mi)
• Urban	17,297
• Rural	56,643
Car plates	TBU
Website	http://www.powiat.busko.pl/

Busko (Template:Lang-pl) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) 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 only town is Busko-Zdrój, which lies 47 kilometres (29 mi) south of the regional capital Kielce.

The county covers an area of 967.39 square kilometres (373.5 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 73,940, out of which the population of Busko-Zdrój is 17,297 and the rural population is 56,643.

Neighbouring counties

Busko County is bordered by Kielce County to the north, Staszów County to the east, Dąbrowa County to the south, Kazimierza County to the south-west and Pińczów County to the west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Busko-Zdrój	urban-rural	235.9	32,512	Busko-Zdrój
Gmina Pacanów	rural	123.9	7,897	Pacanów
Gmina Stopnica	rural	125.4	7,838	Stopnica
Gmina Nowy Korczyn	rural	117.3	6,381	Nowy Korczyn
Gmina Wiślica	rural	100.6	5,690	Wiślica
Gmina Solec-Zdrój	rural	84.9	4,987	Solec-Zdrój
Gmina Gnojno	rural	95.7	4,735	Gnojno
Gmina Tuczępy	rural	83.7	3,900	Tuczępy