Brzesko County

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Brzesko County
Powiat brzeski

— County —

Flag

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Location within the voivodeship

Coordinates (Brzesko): 49°58′N 20°37′E / 49.967, 20.617

Country

Poland

Seat

Total 7

Area

- Total

590 km² (227.8 sq mi)

Population (2006)

- Total

90,214

- Density

152.9/km² (396/sq mi)

- Urban

19,034

- Rural

71,180

Car plates

KBR

Website: http://www.powiatbrzeski.com.pl

Not to be confused with Brzeg County, which has the same name in Polish.

Brzesko County (Polish: powiat brzeski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Brzesko, which lies 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of the regional capital Kraków. The only other town in the county is Czchów, lying 14 km (9 mi) south of Brzesko.

The county covers an area of 590 square kilometres (227.8 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 90,214, out of which the population of Brzesko is 16,827, that of Czchów is 2,207, and the rural population is 71,180.

[edit] Neighbouring counties

Brzesko County is bordered by Tarnów County to the east, Nowy Sącz County and Limanowa County to the south, Bochnia County to the west, and Proszowice County to the north-west.

[edit] Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Brzesko	urban-rural	102.6	35,438	Brzesko
Gmina Dębno	rural	81.5	13,965	Dębno
Gmina Szczurowa	rural	134.6	9,846	Szczurowa
Gmina Czchów	urban-rural	66.5	9,195	Czchów
Gmina Borzęcin	rural	102.7	8,373	Borzęcin
Gmina Gnojnik	rural	54.9	7,336	Gnojnik
Gmina Iwkowa	rural	47.2	6,061	Iwkowa

[edit] References

Polish official population figures 2006

v • d • e Brzesko County

Seat: Brzesko Urban-rural gminas: Gmina Brzesko • Gmina Czchów Rural gminas: Gmina Borzęcin • Gmina Dębno • Gmina Gnojnik • Gmina Iwkowa • Gmina Szczurowa

v • d • e Counties of Lesser Poland Voivodeship

City counties: Kraków (capital) • Nowy Sącz • Tarnów Land counties: Bochnia • Brzesko • Chrzanów • Dąbrowa • Gorlice • Kraków • Limanowa • Miechów • Myślenice • Nowy Sącz • Nowy Targ • Olkusz • Oświęcim • Proszowice • Sucha • Tarnów • Tatra • Wadowice • Wieliczka