Country Poland Car plates KLI Area 952 km² Voivodeship Lesser Poland Voivodeship | Seat Limanowa Capital Limanowa | |
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Gminas Total 12 (incl. 2 urban)
Limanowa
Mszana Dolna
Gmina Dobra
Gmina Jodłownik
Gmina Kamienica
Gmina Laskowa
Gmina Limanowa
Gmina Łukowica
Gmina Mszana Dolna
Gmina Niedźwiedź
Gmina Słopnice
Gmina Tymbark Points of interest Beskids, Gorce National Park, Mogielica, Gorce Mountains, Gorc Destinations Gorce National Park, Limanowa, Kasina Wielka, Mszana Dolna, Tymbark | ||
Limanowa County (Polish: powiat limanowski) 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 and largest town is Limanowa, which lies 54 kilometres (34 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków. The only other town in the county is Mszana Dolna, lying 27 km (17 mi) west of Limanowa.
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Map of Limanowa County, Poland
The county covers an area of 951.96 square kilometres (367.6 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 121,658, out of which the population of Limanowa is 14,632, that of Mszana Dolna is 7,529, and the rural population is 99,497.
Neighbouring counties
Limanowa County is bordered by Bochnia County and Brzesko County to the north, Nowy Sącz County to the east, Nowy Targ County to the south-west, and Myślenice County to the west.
Administrative division
The county is subdivided into 12 gminas (two urban and 10 rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.