Limanowa County

Limanowa County
Powiat limanowski

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Location within the voivodeship

Coordinates (Limanowa): 49°42′2″N 20°25′36″E / 49.70056°N 20.42667°ECoordinates: 49°42′2″N 20°25′36″E / 49.70056°N 20.42667°E

Country

Poland

Seat

Total 12 (incl. 2 urban)

Area

• Total

951.96 km² (367.55 sq mi)

Population (2006)

• Total

121,658

• Density

130/km² (330/sq mi)

• Urban

22,161

• Rural

99,497

Car plates

KLI

Website

http://www.limanowa.pl

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 covers an area of 951.96 square kilometres (367.6 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 121,658, out of which the population of Limanowa is 14,632, that of Mszana Dolna is 7,529, and the rural population is 99,497.

Neighbouring counties

Limanowa 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

The 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 (2006)	Seat
Gmina Limanowa	rural	152.4	22,794	Limanowa *
Gmina Mszana Dolna	rural	169.8	16,451	Mszana Dolna *
Limanowa	urban	18.6	14,632
Gmina Dobra	rural	109.1	9,322	Dobra
Gmina Łukowica	rural	69.7	9,285	Łukowica
Gmina Jodłownik	rural	72.4	8,050	Jodłownik
Mszana Dolna	urban	27.1	7,529
Gmina Laskowa	rural	72.8	7,410	Laskowa
Gmina Kamienica	rural	96.1	7,268	Kamienica
Gmina Niedźwiedź	rural	74.4	6,757	Niedźwiedź
Gmina Tymbark	rural	32.7	6,243	Tymbark
Gmina Słopnice	rural	56.7	5,917	Słopnice
* seat not part of the gmina

References

Polish official population figures 2006

Gminas of Limanowa County

Urban gminas	Limanowa (seat) Mszana Dolna

Rural gminas	Gmina Dobra Gmina Jodłownik Gmina Kamienica Gmina Laskowa Gmina Limanowa Gmina Łukowica Gmina Mszana Dolna Gmina Niedźwiedź Gmina Słopnice Gmina Tymbark

Counties of Lesser Poland Voivodeship

City counties	Kraków (capital) Nowy Sącz Tarnów

Land counties	Bochnia Brzesko Chrzanów Dąbrowa Gorlice Kraków Limanowa Miechów Myślenice Nowy Sącz Nowy Targ Olkusz Oświęcim Proszowice Sucha Tarnów Tatra Wadowice Wieliczka

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