Wieliczka County

Wieliczka County Powiat wielicki
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Wieliczka):49°59′22″N20°3′58″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lesser Poland
Seat	Wieliczka
Gminas	Total 5 Gmina Biskupice Gmina Gdów Gmina Kłaj Gmina Niepołomice Gmina Wieliczka
Area
• Total	427.8 km2(165.2 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	105,266
• Density	250/km2(640/sq mi)
•Urban	27,670
• Rural	77,596
Car plates	KWI
Website	https://www.powiatwielicki.pl/

Wieliczka County(Polish:powiat wielicki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) inLesser Poland Voivodeship,southernPoland.It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of thePolish local government reformspassed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town isWieliczka,which lies 13 kilometres (8 mi) south-east of the regional capitalKraków.The only other town in the county isNiepołomice,lying 12 km (7 mi) north-east of Wieliczka.

The county covers an area of 427.8 square kilometres (165.2 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 105,266, out of which the population of Wieliczka is 19,133, that of Niepołomice is 8,537, and the rural population is 77,596.

Neighbouring counties

Wieliczka County is bordered byBochnia Countyto the east,Myślenice Countyto the south, and the city ofKrakówandKraków Countyto the north-west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into fivegminas(two urban-rural and three rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km2)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Wieliczka	urban-rural	100.1	48,254	Wieliczka
Gmina Niepołomice	urban-rural	95.1	22,168	Niepołomice
Gmina Gdów	rural	108.0	16,340	Gdów
Gmina Kłaj	rural	83.1	9,832	Kłaj
Gmina Biskupice	rural	41.0	8,672	Trąbki

References

• Polish official population figures 2006