__NOTOC__ Szydłowiec County () 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 is Szydłowiec, which lies south of Warsaw.

The county covers an area of . As of 2019 its total population is 39,766, out of which the population of Szydłowiec is 11,736, and the rural population is 28,030.

Neighbouring counties Szydłowiec County is bordered by Radom County to the north-east, Starachowice County to the south-east, Skarżysko County to the south, Końskie County to the west and Przysucha County to the north-west.

Administrative division The county is subdivided into five gminas (two urban-rural and three rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina Type Area(km2) Population(2019) SeatGmina Szydłowiecurban-rural138.218,764SzydłowiecGmina Orońskorural81.95,971OrońskoGmina Chlewiskarural124.25,939ChlewiskaGmina Jastrząburban-rural54.85,192JastrząbGmina Mirówrural53.13,900Mirów

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