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Bochnia County

Bochnia County
Powiat bocheński
County
Flag of Bochnia County
Flag
Coat of arms of Bochnia County
Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Bochnia): 49°59′N 20°26′E / 49.983°N 20.433°E / 49.983; 20.433Coordinates: 49°59′N 20°26′E / 49.983°N 20.433°E / 49.983; 20.433
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lesser Poland
Seat Bochnia
Gminas
Area
 • Total 649.28 km2 (250.69 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 100,382
 • Density 150/km2 (400/sq mi)
 • Urban 32,089
 • Rural 68,293
Car plates KBC
Website http://www.bochnia.starostwo.gov.pl

Bochnia County (Polish: powiat bocheński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland. 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 Bochnia, which lies 37 kilometres (23 mi) east of the regional capital Kraków. The only other town in the county is Nowy Wiśnicz, lying 8 km (5 mi) south of Bochnia.

The county covers an area of 649.28 square kilometres (250.7 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 100,382, out of which the population of Bochnia is 29,373, that of Nowy Wiśnicz is 2,716, and the rural population is 68,293.

Bochnia County is bordered by Proszowice County to the north, Brzesko County to the east, Limanowa County to the south, and Myślenice County, Wieliczka County and Kraków County to the west.

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


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