Proszowice County

Proszowice County (Polish: powiat proszowicki) 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 Proszowice, which lies 31 kilometres (19 mi) north-east of the regional capital Kraków.

The county covers an area of 414.57 square kilometres (160.1 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 43,441, out of which the population of Proszowice is 6,205 and the rural population is 37,236.

[edit] Neighbouring counties

Proszowice County is bordered by Kazimierza County and Tarnów County to the east, Brzesko County to the south-east, Bochnia County to the south, Kraków County to the south and west, and Miechów County to the north-west.

[edit] Administrative division

The county is subdivided into six gminas (one 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 Proszowice	urban-rural	99.8	16,188	Proszowice
Gmina Koniusza	rural	88.5	8,663	Koniusza
Gmina Nowe Brzesko	rural	54.5	5,769	Nowe Brzesko
Gmina Koszyce	rural	66.0	5,649	Koszyce
Gmina Pałecznica	rural	48.0	3,730	Pałecznica
Gmina Radziemice	rural	57.9	3,442	Radziemice

[edit] References

Polish official population figures 2006

v • d • e Proszowice County

Seat: Proszowice Urban-rural gmina: Gmina Proszowice Rural gminas: Gmina Koniusza • Gmina Koszyce • Gmina Nowe Brzesko • Gmina Pałecznica • Gmina Radziemice

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