Tarnów County




County in Lesser Poland, Poland






















































Tarnów County
Powiat tarnowski

County





Flag of Tarnów County
Flag
Coat of arms of Tarnów County
Coat of arms


Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship

Coordinates (Tarnów): 50°2′N 21°0′E / 50.033°N 21.000°E / 50.033; 21.000Coordinates: 50°2′N 21°0′E / 50.033°N 21.000°E / 50.033; 21.000
Country
 Poland
Voivodeship
Lesser Poland
Seat
Tarnów
Gminas

Area
 • Total
1,413.44 km2 (545.73 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total
193,549
 • Density
140/km2 (350/sq mi)
 • Urban
17,490
 • Rural
176,059
Car plates
KTA
Website
http://www.powiat.tarnow.pl

Tarnów County (Polish: powiat tarnowski) 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 Tarnów, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The county contains seven towns: Tuchów, 16 km (10 mi) south of Tarnów, Żabno, 14 km (9 mi) north-west of Tarnów, Wojnicz, 15 km (9 mi) south-west of Tarnów, Radłów, 13 km (8 mi) north-west of Tarnów, Ryglice, 20 km (12 mi) south-east of Tarnów, Ciężkowice, 26 km (16 mi) south of Tarnów, and Zakliczyn, 25 km (16 mi) south-west of Tarnów.


The county covers an area of 1,413.44 square kilometres (545.7 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population was 193,549, out of which the population of Tuchów was 6,501, that of Żabno 4,271, that of Wojnicz 3,404, that of Ryglice 2,784, that of Ciężkowice 2,378, that of Zakliczyn 1,556, and the rural population was 176,059 (including approximately 2,800 for the population of Radłów, which became a town in 2010).



Neighbouring counties


Apart from the city of Tarnów, Tarnów County is also bordered by Dąbrowa County to the north, Dębica County to the east, Jasło County to the south-east, Gorlice County and Nowy Sącz County to the south, Brzesko County and Proszowice County to the west, and Kazimierza County to the north-west.



Administrative division


The county is subdivided into 16 gminas (seven urban-rural and nine rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.




























































































































Gmina
Type
Area
(km²)
Population
(2006)
Seat

Gmina Tarnów
 rural
 82.8
 23,060
Tarnów *

Gmina Żabno
 urban-rural
 104.8
 18,846
Żabno

Gmina Tuchów
 urban-rural
 100.1
 17,654
Tuchów

Gmina Lisia Góra
 rural
 105.4
 13,714
Lisia Góra

Gmina Skrzyszów
 rural
 86.2
 13,022
Skrzyszów

Gmina Wojnicz
 urban-rural
 78.6
 13,019
Wojnicz

Gmina Zakliczyn
 urban-rural
 122.6
 12,242
Zakliczyn

Gmina Pleśna
 rural
 83.7
 11,518
Pleśna

Gmina Ryglice
 urban-rural
 116.8
 11,438
Ryglice

Gmina Ciężkowice
 urban-rural
 103.2
 11,050
Ciężkowice

Gmina Wierzchosławice
 rural
 74.8
 10,628
Wierzchosławice

Gmina Radłów
 urban-rural
 86.0
 9,774
Radłów

Gmina Gromnik
 rural
 69.8
 8,348
Gromnik

Gmina Szerzyny
 rural
 82.2
 8,211
Szerzyny

Gmina Rzepiennik Strzyżewski
 rural
 70.2
 6,832
Rzepiennik Strzyżewski

Gmina Wietrzychowice
 rural
 48.6
 4,193
Wietrzychowice
* seat not part of the gmina


References


  • Polish official population figures 2006











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