Wadowice County

Wadowice County
Powiat wadowicki
Flag of Wadowice County
Coat of arms of Wadowice County
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Wadowice): 49°53′N 19°30′E / 49.883°N 19.500°E / 49.883; 19.500
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLesser Poland
SeatWadowice
Gminas
Area
 • Total645.74 km2 (249.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total154,304
 • Density240/km2 (620/sq mi)
 • Urban
45,343
 • Rural
108,961
Car platesKWA
Websitehttp://www.starostwo.wadowice.pl

Wadowice County (Polish: powiat wadowicki) 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 the town of Wadowice, the birthplace of Pope John Paul II, which lies 38 kilometres (24 mi) south-west of the regional capital Kraków. The county also contains the towns of Andrychów, lying 13 km (8 mi) west of Wadowice, and Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, 14 km (9 mi) east of Wadowice.

The county covers an area of 645.74 square kilometres (249.3 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 154,304, out of which the population of Andrychów is 21,691, that of Wadowice is 19,149, that of Kalwaria Zebrzydowska is 4,503, and the rural population is 108,961.