Nowy Targ County | |
Native Name: | Powiat nowotarski |
Settlement Type: | County |
Total Type: | Total |
Pushpin Map: | Poland#Lesser Poland Voivodeship |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Nowy Targ County in Lesser Poland Voivodeship. |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Lesser Poland |
Area Total Km2: | 1474.66 |
Population Total: | 181878 |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Urban: | 53858 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Rural |
Population Blank1: | 128020 |
Coor Pinpoint: | Nowy Targ |
Coordinates: | 49.4667°N 21°W |
Seat: | Nowy Targ |
Parts Type: | Gminas |
Parts: | Total 14 (incl. 2 urban) |
P1: | Nowy Targ |
P2: | Szczawnica |
P3: | Gmina Czarny Dunajec |
P4: | Gmina Czorsztyn |
P5: | Gmina Jabłonka |
P6: | Gmina Krościenko nad Dunajcem |
P7: | Gmina Łapsze Niżne |
P8: | Gmina Lipnica Wielka |
P9: | Gmina Nowy Targ |
P10: | Gmina Ochotnica Dolna |
P11: | Gmina Raba Wyżna |
P12: | Gmina Rabka-Zdrój |
P13: | Gmina Spytkowice |
P14: | Gmina Szaflary |
Blank Name: | Car plates |
Blank Info: | KNT |
Website: | http://www.nowotarski.pl |
Nowy Targ County (Polish: powiat nowotarski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland, on the Slovak border. 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 Nowy Targ, which lies 67km (42miles) south of the regional capital Kraków. The county also contains the towns of Rabka-Zdrój, lying 180NaN0 north of Nowy Targ, and Szczawnica, 350NaN0 east of Nowy Targ.
The county covers an area of 1474.66km2. As of 2006 its total population is 181,878, out of which the population of Nowy Targ is 33,493, that of Rabka-Zdrój is 13,031, that of Szczawnica is 7,334, and the rural population is 128,020.
Nowy Targ County is bordered by Sucha County to the north-west, Myślenice County to the north, Limanowa County to the north-east, Nowy Sącz County to the east and Tatra County to the south. It also borders Slovakia to the south.
The county is subdivided into 14 gminas (two urban, one urban-rural and 11 rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
Gmina | Type | Area (km2) | Population (2006) | Seat |
Nowy Targ | urban | 51.1 | 33,493 | |
Gmina Nowy Targ | rural | 208.7 | 22,070 | Nowy Targ * |
Gmina Czarny Dunajec | rural | 218.3 | 21,186 | Czarny Dunajec |
Gmina Rabka-Zdrój | urban-rural | 69.0 | 17,190 | Rabka-Zdrój |
Gmina Jabłonka | rural | 213.3 | 16,910 | Jabłonka |
Gmina Raba Wyżna | rural | 88.3 | 13,525 | Raba Wyżna |
Gmina Szaflary | rural | 54.3 | 10,227 | Szaflary |
Gmina Łapsze Niżne | rural | 124.8 | 8,785 | Łapsze Niżne |
Gmina Ochotnica Dolna | rural | 141.0 | 7,921 | Ochotnica Dolna |
Gmina Szczawnica | urban-rural | 87.9 | 7,334 | Szczawnica |
Gmina Czorsztyn | rural | 61.7 | 7,201 | Maniowy |
Gmina Krościenko nad Dunajcem | rural | 57.3 | 6,465 | Krościenko nad Dunajcem |
Gmina Lipnica Wielka | rural | 67.5 | 5,592 | Lipnica Wielka |
Gmina Spytkowice | rural | 32.2 | 3,979 | Spytkowice |
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