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Nowy Targ County


FieldValue
nameNowy Targ County
native_namePowiat nowotarski
settlement_typeCounty
total_typeTotal
image_flagPOL powiat nowotarski flag.svg
image_shieldPOL powiat nowotarski COA.svg
image_mapPOL powiat nowotarski on voivodship map.svg
map_captionLocation within the voivodeship
pushpin_mapPoland#Lesser Poland Voivodeship
pushpin_map_captionLocation of Nowy Targ County in Lesser Poland Voivodeship.
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1Voivodeship
subdivision_name1Lesser Poland
area_total_km21474.66
population_total181878
population_as_of2006
population_density_km2auto
population_urban53858
population_blank1_titleRural
population_blank1128020
coor_pinpointNowy Targ
coordinates
seatNowy Targ
parts_typeGminas
partsTotal 14 (incl. 1 urban)
p1Nowy Targ
p2Gmina Szczawnica
p3Gmina Czarny Dunajec
p4Gmina Czorsztyn
p5Gmina Jabłonka
p6Gmina Krościenko nad Dunajcem
p7Gmina Łapsze Niżne
p8Gmina Lipnica Wielka
p9Gmina Nowy Targ
p10Gmina Ochotnica Dolna
p11Gmina Raba Wyżna
p12Gmina Rabka-Zdrój
p13Gmina Spytkowice
p14Gmina Szaflary
blank_nameCar plates
blank_infoKNT
websitehttp://www.nowotarski.pl

Nowy Targ County () 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 67 km south of the regional capital Kraków. The county also contains the towns of Rabka-Zdrój, lying 18 km north of Nowy Targ, and Szczawnica, 35 km east of Nowy Targ.

The county covers an area of 1474.66 km2. 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.

References

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