Wieliczka County

Infobox Settlement
name = Wieliczka County
native_name = Powiat wielicki
settlement_type =

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image_shield = POL powiat wielicki COA.svg

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map_caption = Location within the voivodeship

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map_caption1 = Division into gminas
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = Lesser Poland
area_total_km2 = 427.8
population_total = 105266
population_as_of = 2006
population_density_km2 = auto
population_urban = 27670
population_blank1_title = Rural
population_blank1 = 77596
coor_type = Wieliczka
latd = 49
latm = 59
lats = 22
latNS = N
longd = 20
longm = 3
longs = 58
longEW = E
seat = Wieliczka
parts_type = Gminas
parts = Total 5
p1 = Gmina Biskupice
p2 = Gmina Gdów
p3 = Gmina Kłaj
p4 = Gmina Niepołomice
p5 = Gmina Wieliczka
blank_name = Car plates
blank_info = KWI
website = http://www.wieliczka.pl __NOTOC__Wieliczka County ( _pl. powiat wielicki) 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 and largest town is Wieliczka, which lies convert|13|km|mi|0 south-east of the regional capital Kraków. The only other town in the county is Niepołomice, lying convert|12|km|mi|0|abbr=on north-east of Wieliczka.

The county covers an area of convert|427.8|km2|sqmi|1. 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

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

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.

References

* [http://www.stat.gov.pl/gus/45_655_PLK_HTML.htm Polish official population figures 2006]