Wieliczka County

County in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland

Wieliczka County

Powiat wielicki

County

Flag

Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship

Division into gminas

Coordinates (Wieliczka): 49°59′22″N 20°3′58″E﻿ / ﻿49.98944°N 20.06611°E﻿ / 49.98944; 20.06611
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) 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 Wieliczka, which lies 13 kilometres (8 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków. The only other town in the county is Niepołomice, 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

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Wieliczka County is bordered by Bochnia County to the east, Myślenice County to the south, and the city of Kraków and Kraków County to the north-west.

## Administrative division

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The county is subdivided into five gminas (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

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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

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* Polish official population figures 2006

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Wieliczka County

Seat|

* Wieliczka

Urban-rural gminas|

* Gmina Niepołomice
* Gmina Wieliczka

Rural gminas|

* Gmina Biskupice
* Gmina Gdów
* Gmina Kłaj

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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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