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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 is divided between Gorals in the territories of gmina Mszana Dolna and gmina Niedziewiedź and Lachs in the rest of the territory.

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4-422: The county covers an area of 951.96 square kilometres (367.6 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 121,804, out of which the population of Limanowa is 15,157, that of Mszana Dolna is 7,944, and the rural population is 108,628. 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

8-457: A result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Bochnia , which lies 37 kilometres (23 mi) east of the regional capital Kraków . The only other town in the county is Nowy Wiśnicz , lying 8 km (5 mi) south of Bochnia. The county covers an area of 649.28 square kilometres (250.7 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population

12-444: Is 106,626, out of which the population of Bochnia is 29,814, that of Nowy Wiśnicz is 2,757, and the rural population is 74,055. Bochnia County is bordered by Proszowice County to the north, Brzesko County to the east, Limanowa County to the south, and Myślenice County , Wieliczka County and Kraków County to the west. The county is subdivided into nine gminas (one urban, one urban-rural and seven rural). These are listed in

16-469: The west. The county is subdivided into 12 gminas (two urban and 10 rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population. Bochnia County Bochnia County ( Polish : powiat bocheński ) 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

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