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Myślenice County ( pl, powiat myślenicki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (
powiat
A ''powiat'' (pronounced ; Polish plural: ''powiaty'') is the second-level unit of local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a county, district or prefecture ( LAU-1, formerly NUTS-4) in other countries. The term "''powiat ...
) in
Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Lesser Poland Voivodeship or Lesser Poland Province (in pl, województwo małopolskie ), also known as Małopolska, is a voivodeship (province), in southern Poland. It has an area of , and a population of
3,404,863 (2019).
It was created on 1 ...
, southern
Poland
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. 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 south of the regional capital
Kraków
Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 159 ...
. The county also contains the towns of
Sułkowice, lying west of Myślenice, and
Dobczyce, north-east of Myślenice.
The county covers an area of . 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.
Neighbouring counties
Myślenice County is bordered by
Kraków County and
Wieliczka County to the north,
Bochnia County and
Limanowa County to the east,
Nowy Targ County to the south, and
Sucha County and
Wadowice County to the west.
Administrative division
The county is subdivided into nine
gminas (three urban-rural and six rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
References
Polish official population figures 2006
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Land counties of Lesser Poland Voivodeship