Kraków County

Infobox Settlement
name = Kraków County
native_name = Powiat krakowski
settlement_type =

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image_shield = POL powiat krakowski COA.svg

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map_caption = Location within the voivodeship
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = Lesser Poland
area_total_km2 = 1229.62
population_total = 244970
population_as_of = 2006
population_density_km2 = auto
population_urban = 43758
population_blank1_title = Rural
population_blank1 = 201212
coor_type = Kraków
latd = 50
latm = 3
lats = 41
latNS = N
longd = 19
longm = 56
longs = 18
longEW = E
seat = Kraków
parts_type = Gminas
parts = Total 17
p1 = Gmina Czernichów
p2 = Gmina Igołomia-Wawrzeńczyce
p3 = Gmina Iwanowice
p4 = Gmina Jerzmanowice-Przeginia
p5 = Gmina Kocmyrzów-Luborzyca
p6 = Gmina Krzeszowice
p7 = Gmina Liszki
p8 = Gmina Michałowice
p9 = Gmina Mogilany
p10 = Gmina Skała
p11 = Gmina Skawina
p12 = Gmina Słomniki
p13 = Gmina Sułoszowa
p14 = Gmina Świątniki Górne
p15 = Gmina Wielka Wieś
p16 = Gmina Zabierzów
p17 = Gmina Zielonki
blank_name = Car plates
blank_info = KRA
website = http://www.powiat.krakow.pl __NOTOC__Kraków County ( _pl. powiat krakowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Kraków, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The county contains five towns: Skawina, convert|12|km|mi|0|abbr=on south-west of Kraków, Krzeszowice, convert|24|km|mi|0|abbr=on west of Kraków, Słomniki, convert|24|km|mi|0|abbr=on north-east of Kraków, Skała, convert|20|km|mi|0|abbr=on north of Kraków, and Świątniki Górne, convert|15|km|mi|0|abbr=on south of Kraków.

The county covers an area of convert|1229.62|km2|sqmi|1. As of 2006 its total population is 244,970, out of which the population of Skawina is 23,691, that of Krzeszowice is 9,942, that of Słomniki is 4,331, that of Skała is 3,693, that of Świątniki Górne is 2,101, and the rural population is 201,212.

Neighbouring counties

Apart from the city of Kraków, Kraków County is also bordered by Miechów County to the north, Proszowice County and Bochnia County to the east, Wieliczka County to the south-east, Myślenice County to the south, Wadowice County and Chrzanów County to the west, and Olkusz County to the north-west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 17 gminas (five urban-rural and 12 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]