Nowy Targ County

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Nowy Targ County
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Nowy Targ County
Nowy Targ County (Lesser Poland Voivodeship)
Coordinates(Nowy Targ): 49°28′N20°1′E / 49.467°N 20.017°E / 49.467; 20.017 Coordinates: 49°28′N20°1′E / 49.467°N 20.017°E / 49.467; 20.017
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship Lesser Poland
Seat Nowy Targ
Gminas
Area
  Total1,474.66 km2 (569.37 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
  Total181,878
  Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
   Urban
53,858
  Rural
128,020
Car plates KNT
Website http://www.nowotarski.pl

Nowy Targ County (Polish : powiat nowotarski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland, on the Slovak border. 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 Nowy Targ, which lies 67 kilometres (42 mi) south of the regional capital Kraków. The county also contains the towns of Rabka-Zdrój, lying 18 km (11 mi) north of Nowy Targ, and Szczawnica, 35 km (22 mi) east of Nowy Targ.It is inhabited mostly by Gorals

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The county covers an area of 1,474.66 square kilometres (569.4 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 181,878, out of which the population of Nowy Targ is 33,493, that of Rabka-Zdrój is 13,031, that of Szczawnica is 7,334, and the rural population is 128,020.

Neighbouring counties

Nowy Targ County is bordered by Sucha County to the north-west, Myślenice County to the north, Limanowa County to the north-east, Nowy Sącz County to the east and Tatra County to the south. It also borders Slovakia to the south.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 14 gminas (two urban, one urban-rural and 11 rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2006)
Seat
Nowy Targ urban51.133,493 
Gmina Nowy Targ rural208.722,070 Nowy Targ *
Gmina Czarny Dunajec rural218.321,186 Czarny Dunajec
Gmina Rabka-Zdrój urban-rural69.017,190 Rabka-Zdrój
Gmina Jabłonka rural213.316,910 Jabłonka
Gmina Raba Wyżna rural88.313,525 Raba Wyżna
Gmina Szaflary rural54.310,227 Szaflary
Gmina Łapsze Niżne rural124.88,785 Łapsze Niżne
Gmina Ochotnica Dolna rural141.07,921 Ochotnica Dolna
Gmina Szczawnica urban-rural87.97,334 Szczawnica
Gmina Czorsztyn rural61.77,201 Maniowy
Gmina Krościenko nad Dunajcem rural57.36,465 Krościenko nad Dunajcem
Gmina Lipnica Wielka rural67.55,592 Lipnica Wielka
Gmina Spytkowice rural32.23,979 Spytkowice
* seat not part of the gmina

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