Limanowa County (Polish: powiat limanowski) 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 Limanowa, which lies 54 kilometres (34 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków. The only other town in the county is Mszana Dolna, lying 27 km (17 mi) west of Limanowa.The county is divided between Gorals in the territories of gmina Mszana Dolna and gmina Niedziewiedź and Lachs in the rest of the territory.
Limanowa County
Powiat limanowski | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location within the voivodeship | |
| Coordinates (Limanowa): 49°42′2″N 20°25′36″E / 49.70056°N 20.42667°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lesser Poland |
| Seat | Limanowa |
| Gminas | |
| Area | |
• Total | 951.96 km2 (367.55 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 131,729[1] |
| • Urban | 23,101 |
| • Rural | 108,628 |
| Car plates | KLI |
| Website | http://www.limanowa.pl |
The county covers an area of 951.96 square kilometres (367.6 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 121,804, out of which the population of Limanowa is 15,157, that of Mszana Dolna is 7,944, and the rural population is 108,628.
Neighbouring counties
editLimanowa County is bordered by Bochnia County and Brzesko County to the north, Nowy Sącz County to the east, Nowy Targ County to the south-west, and Myślenice County to the west.
Administrative division
editThe county is subdivided into 12 gminas (two urban and 10 rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
| Gmina | Type | Area (km2) |
Population (2019)[1] |
Seat |
| Gmina Limanowa | rural | 152.4 | 25,550 | Limanowa * |
| Gmina Mszana Dolna | rural | 169.8 | 17,627 | Mszana Dolna * |
| Limanowa | urban | 18.6 | 15,157 | |
| Gmina Łukowica | rural | 69.7 | 10,063 | Łukowica |
| Gmina Dobra | rural | 109.1 | 9,973 | Dobra |
| Gmina Jodłownik | rural | 72.4 | 8,683 | Jodłownik |
| Gmina Laskowa | rural | 72.8 | 8,189 | Laskowa |
| Mszana Dolna | urban | 27.1 | 7,944 | |
| Gmina Kamienica | rural | 96.1 | 7,862 | Kamienica |
| Gmina Niedźwiedź | rural | 74.4 | 7,370 | Niedźwiedź |
| Gmina Słopnice | rural | 56.7 | 6,737 | Słopnice |
| Gmina Tymbark | rural | 32.7 | 6,574 | Tymbark |
| * seat not part of the gmina | ||||
References
edit- ^ a b GUS. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Retrieved 2020-09-11.