Brzesko County

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Brzesko County
Powiat brzeski
POL powiat brzeski (malopolski) flag.svg
POL powiat brzeski COA.svg
POL powiat brzeski on voivodship map.svg
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates(Brzesko): 49°58′N20°37′E / 49.967°N 20.617°E / 49.967; 20.617
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship Lesser Poland
Seat Brzesko
Gminas
Area
  Total590 km2 (230 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
  Total93,139 [1]
   Urban
19,137
  Rural
74,002
Car plates KBR
Website https://web.archive.org/web/20141218185546/http://powiatbrzeski.com.pl/

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.

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The county covers an area of 590 square kilometres (227.8 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 93,139, out of which the population of Brzesko is 16,792, that of Czchów is 2,345, and the rural population is 74,002.

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.

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2019) [1]
Seat
Gmina Brzesko urban-rural102.636,275 Brzesko
Gmina Dębno rural81.514,709 Dębno
Gmina Czchów urban-rural66.59,816 Czchów
Gmina Szczurowa rural134.69,521 Szczurowa
Gmina Borzęcin rural102.78,351 Borzęcin
Gmina Gnojnik rural54.98,016 Gnojnik
Gmina Iwkowa rural47.26,451 Iwkowa

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References

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