Kielce County
Kielce County is a unit of territorial administration and local government 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 is the city of Kielce, although the city is not part of the county. The county contains five towns: Chęciny, south-west of Kielce, Chmielnik, south of Kielce, Daleszyce, south-east of Kielce, Bodzentyn, east of Kielce, Morawica, 13,7 km south of Kielce.
The county covers an area of. As of 2016 its total population is 208 798, out of which the population of Chęciny is 4 421, that of Chmielnik is 3 834, that of Daleszyce is 2 913, that of Bodzentyn is 2 247, and the rural population is 195 383.Neighbouring counties
Apart from the city of Kielce, Kielce County is also bordered by Końskie County to the north, Skarżysko County to the north-east, Starachowice County, Ostrowiec County and Opatów County to the east, Staszów County to the south-east, Busko County and Pińczów County to the south, Jędrzejów County to the south-west, and Włoszczowa County to the west.Administrative division
The county is subdivided into 19 gminas. These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
| Gmina | Type | Area
| Population
| Seat |
| Gmina Piekoszów | rural | 102.5 | 16 361 | Piekoszów |
| Gmina Chęciny | urban-rural | 127.6 | 15 050 | Chęciny |
| Gmina Daleszyce | urban-rural | 222.2 | 15 698 | Daleszyce |
| Gmina Morawica | urban-rural | 140.5 | 15 898 | Morawica |
| Gmina Górno | rural | 83.3 | 14 056 | Górno |
| Gmina Zagnańsk | rural | 124.4 | 12 969 | Zagnańsk |
| Gmina Bodzentyn | urban-rural | 160.3 | 11 642 | Bodzentyn |
| Gmina Chmielnik | urban-rural | 142.9 | 11 426 | Chmielnik |
| Gmina Miedziana Góra | rural | 70.8 | 11 295 | Miedziana Góra |
| Gmina Bieliny | rural | 88.1 | 10 197 | Bieliny |
| Gmina Strawczyn | rural | 86.3 | 10 525 | Strawczyn |
| Gmina Nowa Słupia | rural | 85.9 | 9 594 | Nowa Słupia |
| Gmina Masłów | rural | 86.3 | 10 638 | Masłów |
| Gmina Mniów | rural | 95.3 | 9 357 | Mniów |
| Gmina Łopuszno | rural | 176.8 | 8 979 | Łopuszno |
| Gmina Sitkówka-Nowiny | rural | 45.8 | 7 711 | Osiedle-Nowiny |
| Gmina Łagów | rural | 113.0 | 6 929 | Łagów |
| Gmina Raków | rural | 191.1 | 5 683 | Raków |
| Gmina Pierzchnica | rural | 104.6 | 4 790 | Pierzchnica |
