Wadowice County

Infobox Settlement
name = Wadowice County
native_name = Powiat wadowicki
settlement_type =

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image_shield = POL powiat wadowicki COA.svg

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map_caption = Location within the voivodeship
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = Lesser Poland
area_total_km2 = 645.74
population_total = 154304
population_as_of = 2006
population_density_km2 = auto
population_urban = 45343
population_blank1_title = Rural
population_blank1 = 108961
coor_type = Wadowice
latd = 49
latm = 53
lats =
latNS = N
longd = 19
longm = 30
longs =
longEW = E
seat = Wadowice
parts_type = Gminas
parts = Total 10
p1 = Gmina Andrychów
p2 = Gmina Brzeźnica
p3 = Gmina Kalwaria Zebrzydowska
p4 = Gmina Lanckorona
p5 = Gmina Mucharz
p6 = Gmina Spytkowice
p7 = Gmina Stryszów
p8 = Gmina Tomice
p9 = Gmina Wadowice
p10 = Gmina Wieprz
blank_name = Car plates
blank_info = KWA
website = http://www.starostwo.wadowice.pl __NOTOC__Wadowice County ( _pl. powiat wadowicki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. Its administrative seat is the town of Wadowice, the birthplace of Pope John Paul II, which lies convert|38|km|mi|0 south-west of the regional capital Kraków. The county also contains the towns of Andrychów, lying convert|13|km|mi|0|abbr=on west of Wadowice, and Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, convert|14|km|mi|0|abbr=on east of Wadowice.

The county covers an area of convert|645.74|km2|sqmi|1. As of 2006 its total population is 154,304, out of which the population of Andrychów is 21,691, that of Wadowice is 19,149, that of Kalwaria Zebrzydowska is 4,503, and the rural population is 108,961.

Neighbouring counties

Wadowice County is bordered by Chrzanów County to the north, Kraków County and Myślenice County to the east, Sucha County to the south, Żywiec County to the south-west, Bielsko County to the west, and Oświęcim County to the north-west.

Administrative division

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

References

* [http://www.stat.gov.pl/gus/45_655_PLK_HTML.htm Polish official population figures 2006]