Dąbrowa County





County in Lesser Poland, Poland























































Dąbrowa County


Powiat dąbrowski

County




Flag of Dąbrowa County
Flag

Coat of arms of Dąbrowa County
Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship


Division into gminas
Division into gminas

Coordinates (Dąbrowa Tarnowska): 50°10′N 20°59′E / 50.167°N 20.983°E / 50.167; 20.983Coordinates: 50°10′N 20°59′E / 50.167°N 20.983°E / 50.167; 20.983
Country
 Poland
Voivodeship Lesser Poland
Seat Dąbrowa Tarnowska
Gminas
Area

 • Total 530.0 km2 (204.6 sq mi)
Population
(2006)

 • Total 58,572
 • Density 110/km2 (290/sq mi)
 • Urban

15,328
 • Rural

43,244
Car plates KDA
Website http://www.powiatdabrowski.pl

Dąbrowa County (Polish: powiat dąbrowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland. It was created on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the town of Dąbrowa Tarnowska, which lies 76 kilometres (47 mi) east of the regional capital Kraków. Its only other town is Szczucin, lying 16 km (9.9 mi) north of Dąbrowa Tarnowska.


The county covers an area of 530.0 square kilometres (204.6 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 58,572, out of which the population of Dąbrowa Tarnowska is 11,259, that of Szczucin is 4,069, and the rural population is 43,244.



Neighbouring counties


Dąbrowa County is bordered by Busko County and Staszów County to the north, Mielec County and Dębica County to the east, Tarnów County to the south, and Kazimierza County to the 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 Dąbrowa Tarnowska
urban-rural
113.4
20,180

Dąbrowa Tarnowska

Gmina Szczucin
urban-rural
119.8
13,369

Szczucin

Gmina Olesno
rural
77.8
7,633

Olesno

Gmina Radgoszcz
rural
88.3
7,315

Radgoszcz

Gmina Mędrzechów
rural
43.7
3,608

Mędrzechów

Gmina Gręboszów
rural
48.6
3,599

Gręboszów

Gmina Bolesław
rural
35.4
2,868

Bolesław


References


  • Polish official population figures 2006


See also


  • List of villages in Dąbrowa County











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