Gorlice County

Gorlice County
Powiat gorlicki
Flag of Gorlice County
Coat of arms of Gorlice County
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Gorlice): 49°39′N 21°10′E / 49.650°N 21.167°E / 49.650; 21.167
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLesser Poland
SeatGorlice
Gminas
Area
 • Total
967.36 km2 (373.50 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total
116,865[1]
 • Urban
35,168
 • Rural
81,697
Car platesKGR
Websitehttp://www.powiat.gorlice.pl
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Gorlice County (Polish: powiat gorlicki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland, on the Slovak border. It was created on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Gorlice, which lies 100 kilometres (62 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków. The only other towns in the county are Biecz, lying 12 km (7 mi) north-east of Gorlice, and Bobowa, 18 km (11 mi) west of Gorlice.

The county covers an area of 967.36 square kilometres (373.5 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 116,865, out of which the population of Gorlice is 27,442, that of Biecz is 4,590, that of Bobowa is 3,136, and the rural population is 81,697.

  1. ^ GUS. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Retrieved 2020-09-11.