Gorlice County




County in Lesser Poland, Poland























































Gorlice County
Powiat gorlicki
County




Flag of Gorlice County
Flag
Coat of arms of Gorlice County
Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship


Division into gminas
Division into gminas

Coordinates (Gorlice): 49°39′N 21°10′E / 49.650°N 21.167°E / 49.650; 21.167Coordinates: 49°39′N 21°10′E / 49.650°N 21.167°E / 49.650; 21.167
Country
 Poland
Voivodeship Lesser Poland
Seat Gorlice
Gminas
Area
 • Total 967.36 km2 (373.50 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 106,540
 • Density 110/km2 (290/sq mi)
 • Urban
 36,142
 • Rural
 70,398
Car plates KGR
Website http://www.powiat.gorlice.pl

Gorlice County (Polish: powiat gorlicki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland, on the Slovak border. It was created on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Gorlice, which lies 100 kilometres (62 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków. The only other towns in the county are Biecz, lying 12 km (7 mi) north-east of Gorlice, and Bobowa, 18 km (11 mi) west of Gorlice.


The county covers an area of 967.36 square kilometres (373.5 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 106,540, out of which the population of Gorlice is 28,539, that of Biecz is 4,585, that of Bobowa is 3,018, and the rural population is 70,398.



Neighbouring counties


Gorlice County is bordered by Nowy Sącz County to the west, Tarnów County to the north and Jasło County to the east. It also borders Slovakia to the south.



Administrative division


The county is subdivided into 10 gminas (one urban, two urban-rural and seven rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.


















































































Gmina
Type
Area
(km²)
Population
(2006)
Seat

Gorlice
 urban
 23.6
 28,539
  

Gmina Biecz
 urban-rural
 99.3
 16,874
Biecz

Gmina Gorlice
 rural
 103.4
 16,179
Gorlice *

Gmina Bobowa
 urban-rural
 49.8
 9,134
Bobowa

Gmina Łużna
 rural
 56.2
 8,202
Łużna

Gmina Lipinki
 rural
 66.2
 6,807
Lipinki

Gmina Uście Gorlickie
 rural
 287.4
 6,259
Uście Gorlickie

Gmina Ropa
 rural
 49.1
 5,058
Ropa

Gmina Sękowa
 rural
 194.8
 4,777
Sękowa

Gmina Moszczenica
 rural
 37.6
 4,711
Moszczenica
* seat not part of the gmina


References


  • Polish official population figures 2006











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