Bochnia County

County in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland

Bochnia County

Powiat bocheński

County

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Location within the voivodeship

Coordinates (Bochnia): 49°59′N 20°26′E﻿ / ﻿49.983°N 20.433°E﻿ / 49.983; 20.433
Country|  Poland
Voivodeship| Lesser Poland
Seat| Bochnia
Gminas|

Total 9 (incl. 1 urban)

* Bochnia
* Gmina Bochnia
* Gmina Drwinia
* Gmina Łapanów
* Gmina Lipnica Murowana
* Gmina Nowy Wiśnicz
* Gmina Rzezawa
* Gmina Trzciana
* Gmina Żegocina

Area

• Total

| 649.28 km2 (250.69 sq mi)
Population

(2019)

• Total

| 106,626[1]
• Urban

| 32,571
• Rural

| 74,055
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 2019 its total population is 106,626, out of which the population of Bochnia is 29,814, that of Nowy Wiśnicz is 2,757, and the rural population is 74,055.

## Neighbouring counties

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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

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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
(2019)[1] | Seat

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Bochnia | urban  | 29.9  | 29,814  |
Gmina Bochnia | rural  | 113.7  | 19,955  | Bochnia *
Gmina Nowy Wiśnicz | urban-rural  | 82.5  | 14,085  | Nowy Wiśnicz
Gmina Rzezawa | rural  | 85.5  | 11,297  | Rzezawa
Gmina Łapanów | rural  | 71.2  | 8,151  | Łapanów
Gmina Drwinia | rural  | 108.8  | 6,521  | Drwinia
Gmina Lipnica Murowana | rural  | 60.6  | 5,649  | Lipnica Murowana
Gmina Trzciana | rural  | 44.1  | 5,605  | Trzciana
Gmina Żegocina | rural  | 35.2  | 5,549  | Żegocina
* seat not part of the gmina

## References

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1. ^ a b GUS. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Retrieved 2020-09-11.

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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

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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

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States
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