A powiat (pronounced []; Polish plural powiaty)'s the second-level unit of local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a county, district or prefecture (LAU-1, formerly NUTS-4) in other countries. The term powiat's most often translated into English as "county", although other terms are also sometimes used. It's arguably preferred to leave such national labels for levels of government untranslated to avoid the false suggestion of resemblance to for example the UK structure of g… (More on Powiat)