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.
4-413: 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. 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. The county
8-480: Is subdivided into five gminas (two urban-rural and three rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population. Bochnia County Bochnia County ( Polish : powiat bocheński ) 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
12-474: The Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Bochnia , which lies 37 kilometres (23 mi) east of the regional capital Kraków . The only other town in the county is Nowy Wiśnicz , lying 8 km (5 mi) south of Bochnia. The county covers an area of 649.28 square kilometres (250.7 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 106,626, out of which
16-419: The population of Bochnia is 29,814, that of Nowy Wiśnicz is 2,757, and the rural population is 74,055. Bochnia County is bordered by Proszowice County to the north, Brzesko County to the east, Limanowa County to the south, and Myślenice County , Wieliczka County and Kraków County to the west. The county is subdivided into nine gminas (one urban, one urban-rural and seven rural). These are listed in
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