Brzesko County
Brzesko County (Polish: powiat brzeski) 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 Brzesko, which lies 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of the regional capital Kraków. The only other town in the county is Czchów, lying 14 km (9 mi) south of Brzesko.
Brzesko County Powiat brzeski | |
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 Location within the voivodeship | |
| Coordinates (Brzesko): 49°58′N 20°37′E | |
| Country |  |
| Voivodeship | Lesser Poland |
| Seat | Brzesko |
| Gminas | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 590 km2 (230 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 90,214 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 19,034 |
| • Rural | 71,180 |
| Car plates | KBR |
| Website | https://web.archive.org/web/20141218185546/http://powiatbrzeski.com.pl/ |
The county covers an area of 590 square kilometres (227.8 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 90,214, out of which the population of Brzesko is 16,827, that of Czchów is 2,207, and the rural population is 71,180.
Neighbouring counties
Brzesko County is bordered by Tarnów County to the east, Nowy Sącz County and Limanowa County to the south, Bochnia County to the west, and Proszowice County to the north-west.
Administrative division
The county is subdivided into seven gminas (two urban-rural and five rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
| Gmina | Type | Area (km²) |
Population (2006) |
Seat |
| Gmina Brzesko | urban-rural | 102.6 | 35,438 | Brzesko |
| Gmina Dębno | rural | 81.5 | 13,965 | Dębno |
| Gmina Szczurowa | rural | 134.6 | 9,846 | Szczurowa |
| Gmina Czchów | urban-rural | 66.5 | 9,195 | Czchów |
| Gmina Borzęcin | rural | 102.7 | 8,373 | Borzęcin |
| Gmina Gnojnik | rural | 54.9 | 7,336 | Gnojnik |
| Gmina Iwkowa | rural | 47.2 | 6,061 | Iwkowa |
