Gorlice County (Polish: powiat gorlicki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland, on the Slovak border. It was created on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Gorlice, which lies 100 kilometres (62 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków. The only other towns in the county are Biecz, lying 12 km (7 mi) north-east of Gorlice, and Bobowa, 18 km (11 mi) west of Gorlice.
Gorlice County
Powiat gorlicki | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location within the voivodeship | |
 Division into gminas | |
| Coordinates (Gorlice): 49°39′N 21°10′E / 49.650°N 21.167°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lesser Poland |
| Seat | Gorlice |
| Gminas | |
| Area | |
• Total | 967.36 km2 (373.50 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 116,865[1] |
| • Urban | 35,168 |
| • Rural | 81,697 |
| Car plates | KGR |
| Website | http://www.powiat.gorlice.pl |
The county covers an area of 967.36 square kilometres (373.5 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 116,865, out of which the population of Gorlice is 27,442, that of Biecz is 4,590, that of Bobowa is 3,136, and the rural population is 81,697.
Neighbouring counties
editGorlice County is bordered by Nowy Sącz County to the west, Tarnów County to the north and Jasło County to the east. It also borders Slovakia to the south.
Administrative division
editThe county is subdivided into 10 gminas (one urban, two urban-rural and seven rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
| Gmina | Type | Area (km2) |
Population (2019)[1] |
Seat |
| Gorlice | urban | 23.6 | 27,442 | |
| Gmina Gorlice | rural | 103.4 | 17,270 | Gorlice * |
| Gmina Moszczenica | rural | 37.6 | 12,889 | Moszczenica |
| Gmina Biecz | urban-rural | 98.3 | 16,820 | Biecz |
| Gmina Bobowa | urban-rural | 49.8 | 9,790 | Bobowa |
| Gmina Łużna | rural | 56.2 | 8,517 | Łużna |
| Gmina Lipinki | rural | 66.2 | 6,798 | Lipinki |
| Gmina Uście Gorlickie | rural | 287.4 | 6,844 | Uście Gorlickie |
| Gmina Ropa | rural | 49.1 | 5,498 | Ropa |
| Gmina Sękowa | rural | 194.8 | 4,997 | Sękowa |
| * 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.