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Bochnia County

Powiat bocheński
Bochnia County Powiat bocheński
County
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location within the voivodeship
	Coordinates (Bochnia): 49°59′N 20°26′E / 49.983°N 20.433°E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lesser Poland
Seat	Bochnia
Gminas	Total 9 (incl. 1 urban) Bochnia; Gmina Bochnia; Gmina Drwinia; Gmina Łapanów; Gmina Lipnica Murowana; Gmina Nowy Wiśnicz; Gmina Rzezawa; Gmina Trzciana; Gmina Żegocina;
Area
• Total	649.28 km2 (250.69 sq mi)
Population (2019)
• Total	106,626
• Urban	32,571
• Rural	74,055
Car plates	KBC
Website	http://www.bochnia.starostwo.gov.pl

Bochnia County (Polish: powiat bocheński) 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 Bochnia, which lies 37 kilometres (23 mi) east of the regional capital Kraków. The only other town in the county is Nowy Wiśnicz, lying 8 km (5 mi) south of Bochnia.

The county covers an area of 649.28 square kilometres (250.7 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 106,626, out of which the population of Bochnia is 29,814, that of Nowy Wiśnicz is 2,757, and the rural population is 74,055.

Neighbouring counties

Bochnia County is bordered by Proszowice County to the north, Brzesko County to the east, Limanowa County to the south, and Myślenice County, Wieliczka County and Kraków County to the west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2019)^[1]	Seat
Bochnia	urban	29.9	29,814
Gmina Bochnia	rural	113.7	19,955	Bochnia *
Gmina Nowy Wiśnicz	urban-rural	82.5	14,085	Nowy Wiśnicz
Gmina Rzezawa	rural	85.5	11,297	Rzezawa
Gmina Łapanów	rural	71.2	8,151	Łapanów
Gmina Drwinia	rural	108.8	6,521	Drwinia
Gmina Lipnica Murowana	rural	60.6	5,649	Lipnica Murowana
Gmina Trzciana	rural	44.1	5,605	Trzciana
Gmina Żegocina	rural	35.2	5,549	Żegocina
* seat not part of the gmina