Olkusz County

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Olkusz County
Powiat olkuski

— County —

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Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship

Coordinates (Olkusz): 50°17′N 19°34′E / 50.283, 19.567

Country

Poland

Seat

Total 6 (incl. 1 urban)

Area

- Total

622.19 km² (240.2 sq mi)

Population (2006)

- Total

114,286

- Density

183.7/km² (475.7/sq mi)

- Urban

57,322

- Rural

56,964

Car plates

KOL

Website: http://www.sp.olkusz.pl

Olkusz County (Polish: powiat olkuski) 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 Olkusz, which lies 37 kilometres (23 mi) north-west of the regional capital Kraków. The county also contains the towns of Bukowno, lying 8 km (5 mi) west of Olkusz, and Wolbrom, 20 km (12 mi) north-east of Olkusz.

The county covers an area of 622.19 square kilometres (240.2 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 114,286, out of which the population of Olkusz is 37,552, that of Bukowno is 10,695, that of Wolbrom is 9,075, and the rural population is 56,964.

[edit] Neighbouring counties

Olkusz County is bordered by Zawiercie County to the north, Miechów County to the east, Kraków County to the south-east, Chrzanów County to the south-west, and the city of Dąbrowa Górnicza and Będzin County to the west.

[edit] Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Olkusz	urban-rural	150.7	50,289	Olkusz
Gmina Wolbrom	urban-rural	150.8	23,454	Wolbrom
Gmina Klucze	rural	119.3	14,895	Klucze
Bukowno	urban	63.4	10,695
Gmina Bolesław	rural	41.4	7,822	Bolesław
Gmina Trzyciąż	rural	96.6	7,131	Trzyciąż

[edit] References

Polish official population figures 2006

v • d • e Olkusz County

Seat: Olkusz Urban gmina: Bukowno Urban-rural gminas: Gmina Olkusz • Gmina Wolbrom Rural gminas: Gmina Bolesław • Gmina Klucze • Gmina Trzyciąż

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