Proszowice County

Proszowice County
Powiat proszowicki
Flag of Proszowice County
Coat of arms of Proszowice County
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Proszowice): 50°12′N 20°18′E / 50.200°N 20.300°E / 50.200; 20.300
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLesser Poland
SeatProszowice
Gminas
Area
 • Total414.57 km2 (160.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total43,441
 • Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
 • Urban
6,205
 • Rural
37,236
Car platesKPR
Websitehttp://www.proszowice.upow.gov.pl

Proszowice County (Polish: powiat proszowicki) 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 is Proszowice, which lies 31 kilometres (19 mi) north-east of the regional capital Kraków. Its only other town is Nowe Brzesko (since 2011).

The county covers an area of 414.57 square kilometres (160.1 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 43,441, out of which the population of Proszowice was 6,205 and the rural population was 37,236.