Dąbrowa County

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Dąbrowa County
Powiat dąbrowski
—  County  —
Flag of Dąbrowa County
Flag
Coat of arms of Dąbrowa County
Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Dąbrowa Tarnowska): 50°10′N 20°59′E / 50.167, 20.983
Country Flag of Poland Poland
Voivodeship Lesser Poland
Seat Dąbrowa Tarnowska
Gminas
Area
 - Total 530.0 km² (204.6 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 58,572
 - Density 110.5/km² (286.2/sq mi)
 - Urban 11,259
 - Rural 47,313
Car plates KDA
Website: http://www.powiatdabrowski.pl

Dąbrowa County (Polish: powiat dąbrowski) 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 only town is Dąbrowa Tarnowska, which lies 76 kilometres (47 mi) east of the regional capital Kraków.

The county covers an area of 530.0 square kilometres (204.6 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 58,572, out of which the population of Dąbrowa Tarnowska is 11,259 and the rural population is 47,313.

[edit] Neighbouring counties

Dąbrowa County is bordered by Busko County and Staszów County to the north, Mielec County and Dębica County to the east, Tarnów County to the south, and Kazimierza County to the west.

[edit] Administrative division

The county is subdivided into seven gminas (one 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 Dąbrowa Tarnowska urban-rural 113.4 20,180 Dąbrowa Tarnowska
Gmina Szczucin rural 119.8 13,369 Szczucin
Gmina Olesno rural 77.8 7,633 Olesno
Gmina Radgoszcz rural 88.3 7,315 Radgoszcz
Gmina Mędrzechów rural 43.7 3,608 Mędrzechów
Gmina Gręboszów rural 48.6 3,599 Gręboszów
Gmina Bolesław rural 35.4 2,868 Bolesław

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