Dąbrowa County
Powiat dąbrowski
County
Flag of Dąbrowa County
Flag
Coat of arms of Dąbrowa County
Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Dąbrowa Tarnowska): 50°10′N 20°59′E / 50.167°N 20.983°E / 50.167; 20.983
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLesser Poland
SeatDąbrowa Tarnowska
Gminas
Total 7
Area
 • Total530.0 km2 (204.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total59,227[1]
 • Urban
16,046
 • Rural
43,181
Car platesKDA
Websitehttp://www.powiatdabrowski.pl

Dąbrowa County (Polish: powiat dąbrowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland. It was created on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the town of Dąbrowa Tarnowska, which lies 76 kilometres (47 mi) east of the regional capital Kraków. Its only other town is Szczucin, lying 16 km (9.9 mi) north of Dąbrowa Tarnowska.

The county covers an area of 530.0 square kilometres (204.6 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 59,227, out of which the population of Dąbrowa Tarnowska is 11,889, that of Szczucin is 4,157, and the rural population is 43,181.

Neighbouring counties

Dąbrowa County is bordered by Busko County and Staszów County to the north, Mielec County and Dębica County to the east, Tarnów County to the south, and Kazimierza County to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into seven gminas (two urban-rural and five rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina Type Area
(km2)		 Population
(2019)[1]		 Seat
Gmina Dąbrowa Tarnowska urban-rural 113.4 21,262 Dąbrowa Tarnowska
Gmina Szczucin urban-rural 119.8 13,134 Szczucin
Gmina Olesno rural 77.8 7,937 Olesno
Gmina Radgoszcz rural 88.3 7,434 Radgoszcz
Gmina Mędrzechów rural 43.7 3,445 Mędrzechów
Gmina Gręboszów rural 48.6 3,354 Gręboszów
Gmina Bolesław rural 35.4 2,661 Bolesław

See also

  • List of villages in Dąbrowa County

References

  1. 1 2 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.


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