Olkusz County

Olkusz County Powiat olkuski
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lesser Poland
Seat	Olkusz
Gminas	Total 6 (incl. 1 urban) Bukowno Gmina Bolesław Gmina Klucze Gmina Olkusz Gmina Trzyciąż Gmina Wolbrom
Area
• Total	622.19 km2 (240.23 sq mi)
Population  (2006)
• Total	114,286
• Density	180/km2 (480/sq mi)
• Urban	57,322
• Rural	56,964
Car plates	KOL
Website	http://www.sp.olkusz.pl

Olkusz County (Template:Lang-pl) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Olkusz, which lies 37 kilometres (23 mi) north-west of the regional capital Kraków. The county also contains the towns of Bukowno, lying 8 km (5 mi) west of Olkusz, and Wolbrom, 20 km (12 mi) north-east of Olkusz.

The county covers an area of 622.19 square kilometres (240.2 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 114,286, out of which the population of Olkusz is 37,552, that of Bukowno is 10,695, that of Wolbrom is 9,075, and the rural population is 56,964.

Neighbouring counties

Olkusz County is bordered by Zawiercie County to the north, Miechów County to the east, Kraków County to the south-east, Chrzanów County to the south-west, and the city of Dąbrowa Górnicza and Będzin County to the west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Olkusz	urban-rural	150.7	50,289	Olkusz
Gmina Wolbrom	urban-rural	150.8	23,454	Wolbrom
Gmina Klucze	rural	119.3	14,895	Klucze
Bukowno	urban	63.4	10,695
Gmina Bolesław	rural	41.4	7,822	Bolesław
Gmina Trzyciąż	rural	96.6	7,131	Trzyciąż

References

• Polish official population figures 2006