- Proszowice County
Infobox Settlement
name = Proszowice County
native_name = Powiat proszowicki
settlement_type = County
total_type = Total
image_shield = POL powiat proszowicki COA.svg
map_caption = Location within the voivodeship
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = Lesser Poland
area_total_km2 = 414.57
population_total = 43441
population_as_of = 2006
population_density_km2 = auto
population_urban = 6205
population_blank1_title = Rural
population_blank1 = 37236
coor_type = Proszowice
latd = 50
latm = 12
lats =
latNS = N
longd = 20
longm = 18
longs =
longEW = E
seat =Proszowice
parts_type =Gmina s
parts = Total 6
p1 =Gmina Koniusza
p2 =Gmina Koszyce
p3 =Gmina Nowe Brzesko
p4 =Gmina Pałecznica
p5 =Gmina Proszowice
p6 =Gmina Radziemice
blank_name = Car plates
blank_info = KPR
website = http://www.proszowice.upow.gov.pl __NOTOC__Proszowice County ( _pl. powiat proszowicki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat ) inLesser Poland Voivodeship , southernPoland . It was created onJanuary 1 ,1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. Its administrative seat and only town isProszowice , which lies convert|31|km|mi|0 north-east of the regional capitalKraków .The county covers an area of convert|414.57|km2|sqmi|1. As of 2006 its total population is 43,441, out of which the population of Proszowice is 6,205 and the rural population is 37,236.
Neighbouring counties
Proszowice County is bordered by
Kazimierza County andTarnów County to the east,Brzesko County to the south-east,Bochnia County to the south,Kraków County to the south and west, andMiechów County to the north-west.Administrative division
The county is subdivided into six
gmina s (one urban-rural and five rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.References
* [http://www.stat.gov.pl/gus/45_655_PLK_HTML.htm Polish official population figures 2006]
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