title: Busko County
text: # 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.
  
  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.
  
  ## 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 |
  