Gorlice County | |
Native Name: | Powiat gorlicki |
Settlement Type: | County |
Total Type: | Total |
Image Map1: | POL_powiat_gorlice.svg |
Map Caption1: | Division into gminas |
Map Size1: | 150px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Lesser Poland |
Area Total Km2: | 967.36 |
Population Total: | 116865[1] |
Population As Of: | 2019 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Urban: | 35168 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Rural |
Population Blank1: | 81697 |
Coor Pinpoint: | Gorlice |
Coordinates: | 49.65°N 31°W |
Seat: | Gorlice |
Parts Type: | Gminas |
Parts: | Total 10 (incl. 1 urban) |
P1: | Gorlice |
P2: | Gmina Biecz |
P3: | Gmina Bobowa |
P4: | Gmina Gorlice |
P5: | Gmina Lipinki |
P6: | Gmina Łużna |
P7: | Gmina Moszczenica |
P8: | Gmina Ropa |
P9: | Gmina Sękowa |
P10: | Gmina Uście Gorlickie |
Blank Name: | Car plates |
Blank Info: | KGR |
Website: | http://www.powiat.gorlice.pl |
Gorlice County (Polish: powiat gorlicki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland, on the Slovak border. It was created on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Gorlice, which lies 100km (100miles) south-east of the regional capital Kraków. The only other towns in the county are Biecz, lying 120NaN0 north-east of Gorlice, and Bobowa, 18km (11miles) west of Gorlice.
The county covers an area of 967.36km2. As of 2019 its total population is 116,865, out of which the population of Gorlice is 27,442, that of Biecz is 4,590, that of Bobowa is 3,136, and the rural population is 81,697.
Gorlice County is bordered by Nowy Sącz County to the west, Tarnów County to the north and Jasło County to the east. It also borders Slovakia to the south.
The county is subdivided into 10 gminas (one urban, two urban-rural and seven rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
Gmina | Type | Area (km2) | Population (2019) | Seat |
Gorlice | urban | 23.6 | 27,442 | |
Gmina Gorlice | rural | 103.4 | 17,270 | Gorlice * |
Gmina Moszczenica | rural | 37.6 | 12,889 | Moszczenica |
Gmina Biecz | urban-rural | 98.3 | 16,820 | Biecz |
Gmina Bobowa | urban-rural | 49.8 | 9,790 | Bobowa |
Gmina Łużna | rural | 56.2 | 8,517 | Łużna |
Gmina Lipinki | rural | 66.2 | 6,798 | Lipinki |
Gmina Uście Gorlickie | rural | 287.4 | 6,844 | Uście Gorlickie |
Gmina Ropa | rural | 49.1 | 5,498 | Ropa |
Gmina Sękowa | rural | 194.8 | 4,997 | Sękowa |
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