Nowy Sącz County
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| Nowy Sącz County Powiat nowosądecki |
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| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship | Lesser Poland | ||
| Seat | Nowy Sącz | ||
| Gminas |
Total 16 (incl. 1 urban)
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| Area | |||
| - Total | 1,550.24 km² (598.6 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 197,718 | ||
| - Density | 127.5/km² (330.3/sq mi) | ||
| - Urban | 36,952 | ||
| - Rural | 160,766 | ||
| Car plates | KNS | ||
| Website: http://www.sacz.pl | |||
Nowy Sącz County (Polish: powiat nowosądecki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland, on the Slovak border. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Nowy Sącz, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The county contains five towns: Krynica-Zdrój, 31 km (19 mi) south-east of Nowy Sącz, Stary Sącz, 9 km (6 mi) south-west of Nowy Sącz, Grybów, 19 km (12 mi) east of Nowy Sącz, Piwniczna-Zdrój, 21 km (13 mi) south of Nowy Sącz, and Muszyna, 33 km (21 mi) south-east of Nowy Sącz.
The county covers an area of 1,550.24 square kilometres (598.6 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 197,718, out of which the population of Krynica-Zdrój is 11,243, that of Stary Sącz is 8,987, that of Grybów is 6,025, that of Piwniczna-Zdrój is 5,717, that of Muszyna is 4,980, and the rural population is 160,766.
[edit] Neighbouring counties
Apart from the city of Nowy Sącz, Nowy Sącz County is also bordered by Nowy Targ County and Limanowa County to the west, Brzesko County and Tarnów County to the north, and Gorlice County to the east. It also borders Slovakia to the south.
[edit] Administrative division
The county is subdivided into 16 gminas (one urban, four urban-rural and 11 rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
| Gmina | Type | Area (km²) |
Population (2006) |
Seat |
| Gmina Chełmiec | rural | 112.0 | 24,473 | Chełmiec |
| Gmina Grybów | rural | 153.0 | 22,436 | Grybów * |
| Gmina Stary Sącz | urban-rural | 102.4 | 22,206 | Stary Sącz |
| Gmina Krynica-Zdrój | urban-rural | 145.3 | 16,850 | Krynica-Zdrój |
| Gmina Łącko | rural | 133.0 | 14,835 | Łącko |
| Gmina Korzenna | rural | 106.8 | 13,377 | Korzenna |
| Gmina Podegrodzie | rural | 63.7 | 11,607 | Podegrodzie |
| Gmina Muszyna | urban-rural | 142.0 | 11,293 | Muszyna |
| Gmina Piwniczna-Zdrój | urban-rural | 126.7 | 10,313 | Piwniczna-Zdrój |
| Gmina Łososina Dolna | rural | 84.3 | 9,814 | Łososina Dolna |
| Gmina Kamionka Wielka | rural | 63.0 | 9,158 | Kamionka Wielka |
| Gmina Gródek nad Dunajcem | rural | 88.2 | 8,896 | Gródek nad Dunajcem |
| Gmina Nawojowa | rural | 51.1 | 7,644 | Nawojowa |
| Grybów | urban | 17.0 | 6,025 | |
| Gmina Łabowa | rural | 119.1 | 5,172 | Łabowa |
| Gmina Rytro | rural | 41.9 | 3,619 | Rytro |
| * seat not part of the gmina | ||||
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