Myślenice County
Myślenice County
Powiat myślenicki | |
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Location within the voivodeship | |
| Coordinates (Myślenice): 49°50′N 19°56′E / 49.833°N 19.933°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lesser Poland |
| Seat | Myślenice |
| Gminas | |
| Area | |
• Total | 673.3 km2 (260.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 116,793 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 30,403 |
| • Rural | 86,390 |
| Car plates | KMY |
| Website | http://www.powiat-myslenice.pl |
Myślenice County (Polish: powiat myślenicki) 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 Myślenice, which lies 26 kilometres (16 mi) south of the regional capital Kraków. The county also contains the towns of Sułkowice, lying 10 km (6 mi) west of Myślenice, and Dobczyce, 15 km (9 mi) north-east of Myślenice.
The county covers an area of 673.3 square kilometres (260.0 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 116,793, out of which the population of Myślenice is 18,070, that of Sułkowice is 6,305, that of Dobczyce is 6,028, and the rural population is 86,390.