Busko County

Busko (Polish: powiat buski) 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.

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County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Busko-Zdrój): 50°28′N 20°43′E
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  (2019)
• Total	67,821
• Density	70/km2 (180/sq mi)
• Urban	15,832
• Rural	51,989
Car plates	TBU
Website	http://www.powiat.busko.pl/

The county covers an area of 967.39 square kilometres (373.5 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 67,821, out of which the population of Busko-Zdrój is 15,832 and the rural population is 51,989.^[1]

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 (2019)	Seat
Gmina Busko-Zdrój	urban-rural	235.9	32,183	Busko-Zdrój
Gmina Pacanów	rural	123.9	6,242	Pacanów
Gmina Stopnica	rural	125.4	6,200	Stopnica
Gmina Nowy Korczyn	rural	117.3	5,016	Nowy Korczyn
Gmina Wiślica	rural	100.6	4,990	Wiślica
Gmina Solec-Zdrój	rural	84.9	5,054	Solec-Zdrój
Gmina Gnojno	rural	95.7	4,373	Gnojno
Gmina Tuczępy	rural	83.7	3,763	Tuczępy