Brzesko County Explained

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.

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)
Seat
Gmina Brzeskourban-rural102.636,275Brzesko
Gmina Dębnorural81.514,709Dębno
Gmina Czchówurban-rural66.59,816Czchów
Gmina Szczurowarural134.69,521Szczurowa
Gmina Borzęcinrural102.78,351Borzęcin
Gmina Gnojnikrural54.98,016Gnojnik
Gmina Iwkowarural47.26,451Iwkowa

References


Notes and References

  1. Web site: GUS. Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June. 2020-09-11. stat.gov.pl. en.