Nowy Targ County
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Nowy Targ County
| native_name = Powiat nowotarski
| settlement_type = County
| total_type = Total
| image_flag = POL powiat nowotarski flag.svg
| image_shield = POL powiat nowotarski COA.svg
| image_map = POL powiat nowotarski on voivodship map.svg
| map_caption = Location within the voivodeship
| pushpin_map = Poland#Lesser Poland Voivodeship
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Nowy Targ County in Lesser Poland Voivodeship.
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{POL}}
| 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 = {{coord|49|28|N|20|1|E|region:PL|display=inline,title}}
| seat = Nowy Targ
| parts_type = Gminas
| parts = Total 14 (incl. 1 urban)
| p1 = Nowy Targ
| p2 = Gmina 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 ({{langx|pl|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 {{convert|67|km|mi|0}} south of the regional capital Kraków. The county also contains the towns of Rabka-Zdrój, lying {{convert|18|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} north of Nowy Targ, and Szczawnica, {{convert|35|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} east of Nowy Targ.
The county covers an area of {{convert|1474.66|km2|sqmi|1}}. 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.
Neighbouring counties
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.
Administrative division
The county is subdivided into 14 gminas (one urban, three urban-rural and 10 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 | style="text-align:center;"|Population | style="text-align:center;"|Seat |
| Nowy Targ
|urban | style="text-align:right;"|51.1 | style="text-align:right;"|33,493 | |
| Gmina Nowy Targ
|rural | style="text-align:right;"|208.7 | style="text-align:right;"|22,070 |Nowy Targ * |
| Gmina Czarny Dunajec
|urban-rural | style="text-align:right;"|218.3 | style="text-align:right;"|21,186 |
| Gmina Rabka-Zdrój
|urban-rural | style="text-align:right;"|69.0 | style="text-align:right;"|17,190 |
| Gmina Jabłonka
|rural | style="text-align:right;"|213.3 | style="text-align:right;"|16,910 |
| Gmina Raba Wyżna
|rural | style="text-align:right;"|88.3 | style="text-align:right;"|13,525 |
| Gmina Szaflary
|rural | style="text-align:right;"|54.3 | style="text-align:right;"|10,227 |
| Gmina Łapsze Niżne
|rural | style="text-align:right;"|124.8 | style="text-align:right;"|8,785 |
| Gmina Ochotnica Dolna
|rural | style="text-align:right;"|141.0 | style="text-align:right;"|7,921 |
| Gmina Szczawnica
|urban-rural | style="text-align:right;"|87.9 | style="text-align:right;"|7,334 |
| Gmina Czorsztyn
|rural | style="text-align:right;"|61.7 | style="text-align:right;"|7,201 |
| Gmina Krościenko nad Dunajcem
|rural | style="text-align:right;"|57.3 | style="text-align:right;"|6,465 |
| Gmina Lipnica Wielka
|rural | style="text-align:right;"|67.5 | style="text-align:right;"|5,592 |
| Gmina Spytkowice
|rural | style="text-align:right;"|32.2 | style="text-align:right;"|3,979 |
| colspan=5 style="text-align:right;font-size:90%"|* seat not part of the gmina |
References
- [http://www.stat.gov.pl/gus/45_655_PLK_HTML.htm Polish official population figures 2006]
External links
- {{Commons category-inline|Powiat nowotarski}}
{{Nowy Targ County}}
{{Lesser Poland Voivodeship}}