Gorlice County Explained

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.

Neighbouring counties

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.

Administrative division

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.

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Gorliceurban23.627,442 
Gmina Gorlicerural103.417,270Gorlice *
Gmina Moszczenicarural37.612,889Moszczenica
Gmina Bieczurban-rural98.316,820Biecz
Gmina Bobowaurban-rural49.89,790Bobowa
Gmina Łużnarural56.28,517Łużna
Gmina Lipinkirural66.26,798Lipinki
Gmina Uście Gorlickierural287.46,844Uście Gorlickie
Gmina Roparural49.15,498Ropa
Gmina Sękowarural194.84,997Sękowa
  • seat not part of the gmina

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.