Country Poland Car plates KMY Voivodeship Lesser Poland Voivodeship | Seat Myślenice Area 673.3 km² Capital Myślenice | |
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Gminas Total 9
Gmina Dobczyce
Gmina Lubień
Gmina Myślenice
Gmina Pcim
Gmina Raciechowice
Gmina Siepraw
Gmina Sułkowice
Gmina Tokarnia
Gmina Wiśniowa Points of interest Zarabie, Harbutowice ‑ Szklana Gora, Dobczyce Castle, Lubomir, Obserwatorium Astronomiczne im Tadeu Destinations Myślenice, Dobczyce, Skomielna Czarna, Pcim, Lubień - Lesser Poland V | ||
Myślenice County (Polish: powiat myślenicki) 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 Myślenice, which lies 26 kilometres (16 mi) south of the regional capital Kraków. The county also contains the towns of Sułkowice, lying 10 km (6 mi) west of Myślenice, and Dobczyce, 15 km (9 mi) north-east of Myślenice.
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Map of My%C5%9Blenice County, Poland
The county covers an area of 673.3 square kilometres (260.0 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 116,793, out of which the population of Myślenice is 18,070, that of Sułkowice is 6,305, that of Dobczyce is 6,028, and the rural population is 86,390.
Neighbouring counties
Myślenice County is bordered by Kraków County and Wieliczka County to the north, Bochnia County and Limanowa County to the east, Nowy Targ County to the south, and Sucha County and Wadowice County to the west.
Administrative division
The county is subdivided into nine gminas (three urban-rural and six rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.