Tarnów County

Infobox Settlement
name = Tarnów County
native_name = Powiat tarnowski
settlement_type =

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image_shield = POL powiat tarnowski 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 = 1413.44
population_total = 193549
population_as_of = 2006
population_density_km2 = auto
population_urban = 17490
population_blank1_title = Rural
population_blank1 = 176059
coor_type = Tarnów
latd = 50
latm = 2
lats =
latNS = N
longd = 21
longm = 0
longs =
longEW = E
seat = Tarnów
parts_type = Gminas
parts = Total 16
p1 = Gmina Ciężkowice
p2 = Gmina Gromnik
p3 = Gmina Lisia Góra
p4 = Gmina Pleśna
p5 = Gmina Radłów
p6 = Gmina Ryglice
p7 = Gmina Rzepiennik Strzyżewski
p8 = Gmina Skrzyszów
p9 = Gmina Szerzyny
p10 = Gmina Tarnów
p11 = Gmina Tuchów
p12 = Gmina Wierzchosławice
p13 = Gmina Wietrzychowice
p14 = Gmina Wojnicz
p15 = Gmina Żabno
p16 = Gmina Zakliczyn
blank_name = Car plates
blank_info = KTA
website = http://www.powiat.tarnow.pl __NOTOC__Tarnów County ( _pl. powiat tarnowski) 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 Tarnów, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The county contains six towns: Tuchów, convert|16|km|mi|0|abbr=on south of Tarnów, Żabno, convert|14|km|mi|0|abbr=on north-west of Tarnów, Wojnicz, convert|15|km|mi|0|abbr=on south-west of Tarnów, Ryglice, convert|20|km|mi|0|abbr=on south-east of Tarnów, Ciężkowice, convert|26|km|mi|0|abbr=on south of Tarnów, and Zakliczyn, convert|25|km|mi|0|abbr=on south-west of Tarnów.

The county covers an area of convert|1413.44|km2|sqmi|1. As of 2006 its total population is 193,549, out of which the population of Tuchów is 6,501, that of Żabno is 4,271, that of Wojnicz is 3,404, that of Ryglice is 2,784, that of Ciężkowice is 2,378, that of Zakliczyn is 1,556, and the rural population is 176,059.

Neighbouring counties

Apart from the city of Tarnów, Tarnów County is also bordered by Dąbrowa County to the north, Dębica County to the east, Jasło County to the south-east, Gorlice County and Nowy Sącz County to the south, Brzesko County and Proszowice County to the west, and Kazimierza County to the north-west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 16 gminas (six urban-rural and 10 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]