Bochnia County

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Bochnia County

| native_name = Powiat bocheński

| settlement_type = County

| total_type = Total

| image_flag = POL powiat bocheński flag.svg

| image_shield = POL powiat bocheński COA.svg

| image_map = POL powiat bocheński on voivodship map.svg

| map_caption = Location within the voivodeship

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{POL}}

| subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship

| subdivision_name1 = Lesser Poland

| area_total_km2 = 649.28

| population_total = 106626{{Cite web|last=GUS|title=Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June|url=https://stat.gov.pl/en/topics/population/population/population-size-and-structure-and-vital-statistics-in-poland-by-territorial-division-in-2019-as-of-30th-june,3,26.html|access-date=2020-09-11|website=stat.gov.pl|language=en}}

| population_as_of = 2019

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_urban = 32571

| population_blank1_title = Rural

| population_blank1 = 74055

| coor_pinpoint = Bochnia

| coordinates = {{coord|49|59|N|20|26|E|region:PL|display=inline,title}}

| seat = Bochnia

| parts_type = Gminas

| parts = Total 9 (incl. 1 urban)

| p1 = Bochnia

| p2 = Gmina Bochnia

| p3 = Gmina Drwinia

| p4 = Gmina Łapanów

| p5 = Gmina Lipnica Murowana

| p6 = Gmina Nowy Wiśnicz

| p7 = Gmina Rzezawa

| p8 = Gmina Trzciana

| p9 = Gmina Żegocina

| blank_name = Car plates

| blank_info = KBC

| website = http://www.bochnia.starostwo.gov.pl }}

__NOTOC__

Bochnia County ({{langx|pl|powiat bocheński}}) 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 and largest town is Bochnia, which lies {{convert|37|km|mi|0}} east of the regional capital Kraków. The only other town in the county is Nowy Wiśnicz, lying {{convert|8|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} south of Bochnia.

The county covers an area of {{convert|649.28|km2|sqmi|1}}. As of 2019 its total population is 106,626, out of which the population of Bochnia is 29,814, that of Nowy Wiśnicz is 2,757, and the rural population is 74,055.

Neighbouring counties

Bochnia County is bordered by Proszowice County to the north, Brzesko County to the east, Limanowa County to the south, and Myślenice County, Wieliczka County and Kraków County to the west.

Administrative division

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

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| style="text-align:center;"|Gmina

| style="text-align:center;"|Type

| style="text-align:center;"|Area
(km2)

| style="text-align:center;"|Population
(2019)

| style="text-align:center;"|Seat

Bochnia

|urban

| style="text-align:right;"|29.9

| style="text-align:right;"|29,814

Gmina Bochnia

|rural

| style="text-align:right;"|113.7

| style="text-align:right;"|19,955

|Bochnia *

Gmina Nowy Wiśnicz

|urban-rural

| style="text-align:right;"|82.5

| style="text-align:right;"|14,085

|Nowy Wiśnicz

Gmina Rzezawa

|rural

| style="text-align:right;"|85.5

| style="text-align:right;"|11,297

|Rzezawa

Gmina Łapanów

|rural

| style="text-align:right;"|71.2

| style="text-align:right;"|8,151

|Łapanów

Gmina Drwinia

|rural

| style="text-align:right;"|108.8

| style="text-align:right;"|6,521

|Drwinia

Gmina Lipnica Murowana

|rural

| style="text-align:right;"|60.6

| style="text-align:right;"|5,649

|Lipnica Murowana

Gmina Trzciana

|rural

| style="text-align:right;"|44.1

| style="text-align:right;"|5,605

|Trzciana

Gmina Żegocina

|rural

| style="text-align:right;"|35.2

| style="text-align:right;"|5,549

|Żegocina

colspan=5 style="text-align:right;font-size:90%"|* seat not part of the gmina

References

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{{Bochnia County}}

{{Lesser Poland Voivodeship}}

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Bochnia