Sochaczew County

Sochaczew County
Powiat sochaczewski
Flag of Sochaczew County
Coat of arms of Sochaczew County
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Sochaczew): 52°13′45″N 20°14′19″E / 52.22917°N 20.23861°E / 52.22917; 20.23861
Country Poland
VoivodeshipMasovian
SeatSochaczew
Gminas
Area
 • Total731.02 km2 (282.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total85,024
 • Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
 • Urban
36,327
 • Rural
48,697
Car platesWSC
Websitehttp://www.starostwo-soch.home.pl

Sochaczew County (Polish: powiat sochaczewski) 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 and only town is Sochaczew, which lies 52 kilometres (32 mi) west of Warsaw.

The county covers an area of 731.02 square kilometres (282.2 sq mi). As of 2019, the county's total population is 85,024, out of which the population of Sochaczew is 36,327, and the rural population is 48,697.[1]

  1. ^ GUS. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Retrieved 2020-09-14.