Myślenice County




County in Lesser Poland, Poland






















































Myślenice County
Powiat myślenicki
County




Flag of Myślenice County
Flag

Coat of arms of Myślenice County
Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship

Coordinates (Myślenice): 49°50′N 19°56′E / 49.833°N 19.933°E / 49.833; 19.933Coordinates: 49°50′N 19°56′E / 49.833°N 19.933°E / 49.833; 19.933
Country
 Poland
Voivodeship Lesser Poland
Seat Myślenice
Gminas
Area
 • Total 673.3 km2 (260.0 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 116,793
 • Density 170/km2 (450/sq mi)
 • Urban
30,403
 • Rural
86,390
Car plates KMY
Website http://www.powiat-myslenice.pl

Myślenice County (Polish: powiat myślenicki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern 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 largest town is Myślenice, which lies 26 kilometres (16 mi) south of the regional capital Kraków. The county also contains the towns of Sułkowice, lying 10 km (6 mi) west of Myślenice, and Dobczyce, 15 km (9 mi) north-east of Myślenice.


The county covers an area of 673.3 square kilometres (260.0 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 116,793, out of which the population of Myślenice is 18,070, that of Sułkowice is 6,305, that of Dobczyce is 6,028, and the rural population is 86,390.



Neighbouring counties


Myślenice County is bordered by Kraków County and Wieliczka County to the north, Bochnia County and Limanowa County to the east, Nowy Targ County to the south, and Sucha County and Wadowice County to the west.



Administrative division


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










































































Gmina

Type

Area
(km²)


Population
(2006)


Seat

Gmina Myślenice
urban-rural
153.7
40,783

Myślenice

Gmina Dobczyce
urban-rural
66.6
13,941

Dobczyce

Gmina Sułkowice
urban-rural
60.5
13,784

Sułkowice

Gmina Pcim
rural
88.6
10,327

Pcim

Gmina Lubień
rural
75.0
9,294

Lubień

Gmina Tokarnia
rural
68.9
8,072

Tokarnia

Gmina Siepraw
rural
31.9
7,809

Siepraw

Gmina Wiśniowa
rural
67.1
6,833

Wiśniowa

Gmina Raciechowice
rural
61.0
5,950

Raciechowice


References


  • Polish official population figures 2006











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