__NOTOC__ Sochaczew County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. It came into being on 1 January 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and only town is Sochaczew, which lies west of Warsaw.
The county covers an area of . 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.
Neighbouring counties Sochaczew County is bordered by Płońsk County to the north, Nowy Dwór County to the north-east, Warsaw West County and Grodzisk County to the east, Żyrardów County to the south-east, Skierniewice County to the south, Łowicz County to the south-west, Gostynin County to the west, and Płock County to the north-west.
Administrative division The county is subdivided into eight gminas (one urban and seven rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
Gmina Type Area(km2) Population(2019) SeatSochaczewurban26.136,327 Gmina Teresinrural88.011,511TeresinGmina Sochaczewrural91.410,944Sochaczew *Gmina Nowa Sucharural90.36,670Nowa SuchaGmina Iłówrural128.56,168IłówGmina Młodzieszynrural117.15,557MłodzieszynGmina Brochówrural116.84,379BrochówGmina Rybnorural72.83,468Rybno* seat not part of the gmina
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