Kraków County




County in Lesser Poland, Poland






















































Kraków County


Powiat krakowski

County




Flag of Kraków County
Flag

Coat of arms of Kraków County
Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship

Coordinates (Kraków): 50°3′41″N 19°56′18″E / 50.06139°N 19.93833°E / 50.06139; 19.93833Coordinates: 50°3′41″N 19°56′18″E / 50.06139°N 19.93833°E / 50.06139; 19.93833
Country
 Poland
Voivodeship Lesser Poland
Seat Kraków
Gminas
Area

 • Total 1,229.62 km2 (474.76 sq mi)
Population
(2006)

 • Total 244,970
 • Density 200/km2 (520/sq mi)
 • Urban

43,758
 • Rural

201,212
Car plates KRA
Website http://www.powiat.krakow.pl

Kraków County (Polish: powiat krakowski) 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 is the city of Kraków, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The county contains five towns: Skawina, 12 km (7 mi) south-west of Kraków, Krzeszowice, 24 km (15 mi) west of Kraków, Słomniki, 24 km (15 mi) north-east of Kraków, Skała, 20 km (12 mi) north of Kraków, and Świątniki Górne, 15 km (9 mi) south of Kraków.


The county covers an area of 1,229.62 square kilometres (474.8 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 244,970, out of which the population of Skawina is 23,691, that of Krzeszowice is 9,942, that of Słomniki is 4,331, that of Skała is 3,693, that of Świątniki Górne is 2,101, and the rural population is 201,212.



Neighbouring counties


Apart from the city of Kraków, Kraków County is also bordered by Miechów County to the north, Proszowice County and Bochnia County to the east, Wieliczka County to the south-east, Myślenice County to the south, Wadowice County and Chrzanów County to the west, and Olkusz County to the north-west.



Administrative division


The county is subdivided into 17 gminas (five urban-rural and 12 rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.


































































































































Gmina

Type

Area
(km²)


Population
(2006)


Seat

Gmina Skawina
urban-rural
100.2
41,445

Skawina

Gmina Krzeszowice
urban-rural
139.4
31,418

Krzeszowice

Gmina Zabierzów
rural
99.6
22,387

Zabierzów

Gmina Zielonki
rural
48.4
15,740

Zielonki

Gmina Liszki
rural
72.0
15,636

Liszki

Gmina Słomniki
urban-rural
111.4
13,589

Słomniki

Gmina Kocmyrzów-Luborzyca
rural
82.5
13,199

Luborzyca

Gmina Czernichów
rural
83.8
12,851

Czernichów

Gmina Mogilany
rural
43.6
11,141

Mogilany

Gmina Jerzmanowice-Przeginia
rural
68.4
10,432

Jerzmanowice

Gmina Skała
urban-rural
74.3
9,635

Skała

Gmina Wielka Wieś
rural
48.1
9,316

Wielka Wieś

Gmina Świątniki Górne
urban-rural
20.2
8,619

Świątniki Górne

Gmina Iwanowice
rural
70.6
8,292

Iwanowice

Gmina Michałowice
rural
51.3
7,729

Michałowice

Gmina Igołomia-Wawrzeńczyce
rural
62.6
7,661

Wawrzeńczyce

Gmina Sułoszowa
rural
53.4
5,880

Sułoszowa


Symbols


Kraków's county's symbols can be blazoned as follows:


Coat of arms:
A traditional Iberian shield gules, an eagle head argent erased beaked, langued and crowned Or.


Flag:
Per fess argent and gules, a narrow fess Or, overall and occupying 3/5 of the flag's height the county's coat of arms.



References


  • Polish official population figures 2006











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