Siedlce County (Polish: powiat siedlecki) 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 the city of Siedlce, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The only town in Siedlce County is Mordy, which lies 18 km (11 mi) east of Siedlce.
The county covers an area of 1,603.22 square kilometres (619.0 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 80,560, out of which the population of Mordy is 1,840 and the rural population is 78,720.
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