Bochnia County

Bochnia County
Powiat bocheński

County

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Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship

Coordinates (Bochnia): 49°59′N 20°26′E / 49.983°N 20.433°ECoordinates: 49°59′N 20°26′E / 49.983°N 20.433°E

Country

Poland

Seat

Total 9 (incl. 1 urban)

Area

• Total

649.28 km² (250.69 sq mi)

Population (2006)

• Total

100,382

• Density

150/km² (400/sq mi)

• Urban

32,089

• Rural

68,293

Car plates

KBC

Website

http://www.bochnia.starostwo.gov.pl

Bochnia County (Polish: powiat bocheński) 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 Bochnia, which lies 37 kilometres (23 mi) east of the regional capital Kraków. The only other town in the county is Nowy Wiśnicz, lying 8 km (5 mi) south of Bochnia.

The county covers an area of 649.28 square kilometres (250.7 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 100,382, out of which the population of Bochnia is 29,373, that of Nowy Wiśnicz is 2,716, and the rural population is 68,293.

Neighbouring counties

Bochnia County is bordered by Proszowice County to the north, Brzesko County to the east, Limanowa County to the south, and Myślenice County, Wieliczka County and Kraków County to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into nine gminas (one urban, one urban-rural and seven rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Bochnia	urban	29.9	29,373
Gmina Bochnia	rural	113.7	18,334	Bochnia *
Gmina Nowy Wiśnicz	urban-rural	82.5	12,895	Nowy Wiśnicz
Gmina Rzezawa	rural	85.5	10,473	Rzezawa
Gmina Łapanów	rural	71.2	7,533	Łapanów
Gmina Drwinia	rural	108.8	6,311	Drwinia
Gmina Lipnica Murowana	rural	60.6	5,480	Lipnica Murowana
Gmina Trzciana	rural	44.1	5,044	Trzciana
Gmina Żegocina	rural	35.2	4,939	Żegocina
* seat not part of the gmina

References

Polish official population figures 2006

Gminas of Bochnia County

Seat: Bochnia (urban gmina)

Urban-rural gmina	Gmina Nowy Wiśnicz

Rural gminas	Gmina Bochnia Gmina Drwinia Gmina Łapanów Gmina Lipnica Murowana Gmina Rzezawa Gmina Trzciana Gmina Żegocina

Counties of Lesser Poland Voivodeship

City counties	Kraków (capital) Nowy Sącz Tarnów

Land counties	Bochnia Brzesko Chrzanów Dąbrowa Gorlice Kraków Limanowa Miechów Myślenice Nowy Sącz Nowy Targ Olkusz Oświęcim Proszowice Sucha Tarnów Tatra Wadowice Wieliczka

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