Limanowa County
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| Limanowa County Powiat limanowski |
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| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship | Lesser Poland | ||
| Seat | Limanowa | ||
| Gminas |
Total 12 (incl. 2 urban)
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| Area | |||
| - Total | 951.96 km² (367.6 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 121,658 | ||
| - Density | 127.8/km² (331/sq mi) | ||
| - Urban | 22,161 | ||
| - Rural | 99,497 | ||
| Car plates | KLI | ||
| Website: http://www.limanowa.pl | |||
Limanowa County (Polish: powiat limanowski) 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 Limanowa, which lies 54 kilometres (34 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków. The only other town in the county is Mszana Dolna, lying 27 km (17 mi) west of Limanowa.
The county covers an area of 951.96 square kilometres (367.6 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 121,658, out of which the population of Limanowa is 14,632, that of Mszana Dolna is 7,529, and the rural population is 99,497.
[edit] Neighbouring counties
Limanowa County is bordered by Bochnia County and Brzesko County to the north, Nowy Sącz County to the east, Nowy Targ County to the south-west, and Myślenice County to the west.
[edit] Administrative division
The county is subdivided into 12 gminas (two urban and 10 rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
| Gmina | Type | Area (km²) |
Population (2006) |
Seat |
| Gmina Limanowa | rural | 152.4 | 22,794 | Limanowa * |
| Gmina Mszana Dolna | rural | 169.8 | 16,451 | Mszana Dolna * |
| Limanowa | urban | 18.6 | 14,632 | |
| Gmina Dobra | rural | 109.1 | 9,322 | Dobra |
| Gmina Łukowica | rural | 69.7 | 9,285 | Łukowica |
| Gmina Jodłownik | rural | 72.4 | 8,050 | Jodłownik |
| Mszana Dolna | urban | 27.1 | 7,529 | |
| Gmina Laskowa | rural | 72.8 | 7,410 | Laskowa |
| Gmina Kamienica | rural | 96.1 | 7,268 | Kamienica |
| Gmina Niedźwiedź | rural | 74.4 | 6,757 | Niedźwiedź |
| Gmina Tymbark | rural | 32.7 | 6,243 | Tymbark |
| Gmina Słopnice | rural | 56.7 | 5,917 | Słopnice |
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