Wieliczka County (Polish: powiat wielicki) 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 Wieliczka, which lies 13 kilometres (8 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków. The only other town in the county is Niepołomice, lying 12 km (7 mi) north-east of Wieliczka.
Wieliczka County
Powiat wielicki | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location within the voivodeship | |
 Division into gminas | |
| Coordinates (Wieliczka): 49°59′22″N 20°3′58″E / 49.98944°N 20.06611°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lesser Poland |
| Seat | Wieliczka |
| Gminas | |
| Area | |
• Total | 427.8 km2 (165.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 105,266 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (640/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 27,670 |
| • Rural | 77,596 |
| Car plates | KWI |
| Website | https://www.powiatwielicki.pl/ |
The county covers an area of 427.8 square kilometres (165.2 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 105,266, out of which the population of Wieliczka is 19,133, that of Niepołomice is 8,537, and the rural population is 77,596.
Neighbouring counties
editWieliczka County is bordered by Bochnia County to the east, Myślenice County to the south, and the city of Kraków and Kraków County to the north-west.
Administrative division
editThe county is subdivided into five gminas (two urban-rural and three rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
| Gmina | Type | Area (km2) |
Population (2006) |
Seat |
| Gmina Wieliczka | urban-rural | 100.1 | 48,254 | Wieliczka |
| Gmina Niepołomice | urban-rural | 95.1 | 22,168 | Niepołomice |
| Gmina Gdów | rural | 108.0 | 16,340 | Gdów |
| Gmina Kłaj | rural | 83.1 | 9,832 | Kłaj |
| Gmina Biskupice | rural | 41.0 | 8,672 | Trąbki |
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