Brzesko County | |
Native Name: | Powiat brzeski |
Settlement Type: | County |
Total Type: | Total |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Lesser Poland |
Area Total Km2: | 590 |
Population Total: | 93139[1] |
Population As Of: | 2019 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Urban: | 19137 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Rural |
Population Blank1: | 74002 |
Coor Pinpoint: | Brzesko |
Coordinates: | 49.9667°N 57°W |
Seat: | Brzesko |
Parts Type: | Gminas |
Parts: | Total 7 |
P1: | Gmina Borzęcin |
P2: | Gmina Brzesko |
P3: | Gmina Czchów |
P4: | Gmina Dębno |
P5: | Gmina Gnojnik |
P6: | Gmina Iwkowa |
P7: | Gmina Szczurowa |
Blank Name: | Car plates |
Blank Info: | 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 50km (30miles) east of the regional capital Kraków. The only other town in the county is Czchów, lying 140NaN0 south of Brzesko.
The county covers an area of 590km2. 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.
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.
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 (2019) | Seat |
Gmina Brzesko | urban-rural | 102.6 | 36,275 | Brzesko |
Gmina Dębno | rural | 81.5 | 14,709 | Dębno |
Gmina Czchów | urban-rural | 66.5 | 9,816 | Czchów |
Gmina Szczurowa | rural | 134.6 | 9,521 | Szczurowa |
Gmina Borzęcin | rural | 102.7 | 8,351 | Borzęcin |
Gmina Gnojnik | rural | 54.9 | 8,016 | Gnojnik |
Gmina Iwkowa | rural | 47.2 | 6,451 | Iwkowa |