Brzesko County

Infobox Settlement
name = Brzesko County
native_name = Powiat brzeski
settlement_type =

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image_shield = POL_powiat_brzeski_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 = 590
population_total = 90214
population_as_of = 2006
population_density_km2 = auto
population_urban = 19034
population_blank1_title = Rural
population_blank1 = 71180
coor_type = Brzesko
latd = 49
latm = 58
lats =
latNS = N
longd = 20
longm = 37
longs =
longEW = E
seat = Brzesko
parts_type = Gminas
parts = Total 7
p1 = Gmina Borzęcin
p2 = Gmina Brzesko
p3 = Gmina Czchów
p4 = Gmina Dębno
p5 = Gmina Gnojnik
p6 = Gmina Iwkowa
p7 = Gmina Szczurowa
blank_name = Car plates
blank_info = KBR
website = http://www.powiatbrzeski.com.pl __NOTOC__Brzesko County ( _pl. powiat brzeski) 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 Brzesko, which lies convert|50|km|mi|0 east of the regional capital Kraków. The only other town in the county is Czchów, lying convert|14|km|mi|0|abbr=on south of Brzesko.

The county covers an area of convert|590|km2|sqmi|1. As of 2006 its total population is 90,214, out of which the population of Brzesko is 16,827, that of Czchów is 2,207, and the rural population is 71,180.

Neighbouring counties

Brzesko County is bordered by Tarnów County to the east, Nowy Sącz County and Limanowa County to the south, Bochnia County to the west, and Proszowice County to the north-west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into seven gminas (two 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]