Nowy Targ County

Nowy Targ County Powiat nowotarski
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Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Nowy Targ): 49°28′N 20°1′E / 49.467°N 20.017°E / 49.467; 20.017Coordinates: 49°28′N 20°1′E / 49.467°N 20.017°E / 49.467; 20.017
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lesser Poland
Seat	Nowy Targ
Gminas	Total 14 (incl. 2 urban) Nowy Targ Szczawnica Gmina Czarny Dunajec Gmina Czorsztyn Gmina Jabłonka Gmina Krościenko nad Dunajcem Gmina Łapsze Niżne Gmina Lipnica Wielka Gmina Nowy Targ Gmina Ochotnica Dolna Gmina Raba Wyżna Gmina Rabka-Zdrój Gmina Spytkowice Gmina Szaflary
Area
– Total	1,474.66 km2 (569.4 sq mi)
Population (2006)
– Total	181,878
– Density	123.3/km2 (319.4/sq mi)
– Urban	53,858
– Rural	128,020
Car plates	KNT
Website	http://www.nowotarski.pl

Nowy Targ County (Polish: powiat nowotarski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland, on the Slovak border. 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 Nowy Targ, which lies 67 kilometres (42 mi) south of the regional capital Kraków. The county also contains the towns of Rabka-Zdrój, lying 18 km (11 mi) north of Nowy Targ, and Szczawnica, 35 km (22 mi) east of Nowy Targ.

The county covers an area of 1,474.66 square kilometres (569.4 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 181,878, out of which the population of Nowy Targ is 33,493, that of Rabka-Zdrój is 13,031, that of Szczawnica is 7,334, and the rural population is 128,020.

Neighbouring counties

Nowy Targ County is bordered by Sucha County to the north-west, Myślenice County to the north, Limanowa County to the north-east, Nowy Sącz County to the east and Tatra County to the south. It also borders Slovakia to the south.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 14 gminas (two urban, one urban-rural and 11 rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Nowy Targ	urban	51.1	33,493
Gmina Nowy Targ	rural	208.7	22,070	Nowy Targ *
Gmina Czarny Dunajec	rural	218.3	21,186	Czarny Dunajec
Gmina Rabka-Zdrój	urban-rural	69.0	17,190	Rabka-Zdrój
Gmina Jabłonka	rural	213.3	16,910	Jabłonka
Gmina Raba Wyżna	rural	88.3	13,525	Raba Wyżna
Gmina Szaflary	rural	54.3	10,227	Szaflary
Gmina Łapsze Niżne	rural	124.8	8,785	Łapsze Niżne
Gmina Ochotnica Dolna	rural	141.0	7,921	Ochotnica Dolna
Gmina Szczawnica	urban-rural	87.9	7,334	Szczawnica
Gmina Czorsztyn	rural	61.7	7,201	Maniowy
Gmina Krościenko nad Dunajcem	rural	57.3	6,465	Krościenko nad Dunajcem
Gmina Lipnica Wielka	rural	67.5	5,592	Lipnica Wielka
Gmina Spytkowice	rural	32.2	3,979	Spytkowice
* seat not part of the gmina

References

• Polish official population figures 2006