Wieliczka County

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Wieliczka County

Powiat wielicki
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Flag
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Coat of arms
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Location within the voivodeship
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Division into gminas
Coordinates(Wieliczka): 49°59′22″N20°3′58″E / 49.98944°N 20.06611°E / 49.98944; 20.06611 Coordinates: 49°59′22″N20°3′58″E / 49.98944°N 20.06611°E / 49.98944; 20.06611
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship Lesser Poland
Seat Wieliczka
Gminas
Area
  Total427.8 km2 (165.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
  Total105,266
  Density250/km2 (640/sq mi)
   Urban
27,670
  Rural
77,596
Car plates KWI
Website https://www.powiatwielicki.pl/

Wieliczka County (Polish : powiat wielicki) 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 Wieliczka, which lies 13 kilometres (8 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków. The only other town in the county is Niepołomice, lying 12 km (7 mi) north-east of Wieliczka.

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The county covers an area of 427.8 square kilometres (165.2 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 105,266, out of which the population of Wieliczka is 19,133, that of Niepołomice is 8,537, and the rural population is 77,596.

Neighbouring counties

Wieliczka County is bordered by Bochnia County to the east, Myślenice County to the south, and the city of Kraków and Kraków County to the north-west.

Administrative division

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

GminaTypeArea
(km²)
Population
(2006)
Seat
Gmina Wieliczka urban-rural100.148,254 Wieliczka
Gmina Niepołomice urban-rural95.122,168 Niepołomice
Gmina Gdów rural108.016,340 Gdów
Gmina Kłaj rural83.19,832 Kłaj
Gmina Biskupice rural41.08,672 Trąbki

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