Dąbrowa County Explained

Dąbrowa County
Native Name:Powiat dąbrowski
Settlement Type:County
Total Type:Total
Image Map1:Powiat_dabrowski_gminy.png
Map Caption1:Division into gminas
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lesser Poland
Area Total Km2:530.0
Population Total:59227[1]
Population As Of:2019
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:16046
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:43181
Coor Pinpoint:Dąbrowa Tarnowska
Coordinates:50.1667°N 79°W
Seat:Dąbrowa Tarnowska
Parts Type:Gminas
Parts:Total 7
P1:Gmina Bolesław
P2:Gmina Dąbrowa Tarnowska
P3:Gmina Gręboszów
P4:Gmina Mędrzechów
P5:Gmina Olesno
P6:Gmina Radgoszcz
P7:Gmina Szczucin
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:KDA
Website:http://www.powiatdabrowski.pl

Dąbrowa County (Polish: powiat dąbrowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland. It was created on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the town of Dąbrowa Tarnowska, which lies 76km (47miles) east of the regional capital Kraków. Its only other town is Szczucin, lying 16km (10miles) north of Dąbrowa Tarnowska.

The county covers an area of 530km2. As of 2019 its total population is 59,227, out of which the population of Dąbrowa Tarnowska is 11,889, that of Szczucin is 4,157, and the rural population is 43,181.

Neighbouring counties

Dąbrowa County is bordered by Busko County and Staszów County to the north, Mielec County and Dębica County to the east, Tarnów County to the south, and Kazimierza County to the 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 Dąbrowa Tarnowskaurban-rural113.421,262Dąbrowa Tarnowska
Gmina Szczucinurban-rural119.813,134Szczucin
Gmina Olesnorural77.87,937Olesno
Gmina Radgoszczrural88.37,434Radgoszcz
Gmina Mędrzechówrural43.73,445Mędrzechów
Gmina Gręboszówrural48.63,354Gręboszów
Gmina Bolesławrural35.42,661Bolesław

See also

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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.