Brzesko County

Brzesko County
Powiat brzeski
County

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Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Brzesko): 49°58′N 20°37′E / 49.967°N 20.617°ECoordinates: 49°58′N 20°37′E / 49.967°N 20.617°E
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lesser Poland
Seat Brzesko
Gminas
Area
 • Total 590 km2 (230 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 90,214
 • Density 150/km2 (400/sq mi)
 • Urban 19,034
 • Rural 71,180
Car plates KBR
Website http://www.powiatbrzeski.com.pl
Not to be confused with Brzeg County, which has the same name in Polish.

Brzesko County (Polish: powiat brzeski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Brzesko, which lies 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of the regional capital Kraków. The only other town in the county is Czchów, lying 14 km (9 mi) south of Brzesko.

The county covers an area of 590 square kilometres (227.8 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 90,214, out of which the population of Brzesko is 16,827, that of Czchów is 2,207, and the rural population is 71,180.

Neighbouring counties

Brzesko County is bordered by Tarnów County to the east, Nowy Sącz County and Limanowa County to the south, Bochnia County to the west, and Proszowice County to the north-west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into seven gminas (two 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 Brzesko urban-rural 102.6 35,438 Brzesko
Gmina Dębno rural 81.5 13,965 Dębno
Gmina Szczurowa rural 134.6 9,846 Szczurowa
Gmina Czchów urban-rural 66.5 9,195 Czchów
Gmina Borzęcin rural 102.7 8,373 Borzęcin
Gmina Gnojnik rural 54.9 7,336 Gnojnik
Gmina Iwkowa rural 47.2 6,061 Iwkowa

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