Brzesko County

Brzesko County
Powiat brzeski
Flag of Brzesko County
Coat of arms of Brzesko County
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Brzesko): 49°58′N 20°37′E / 49.967°N 20.617°E / 49.967; 20.617
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLesser Poland
SeatBrzesko
Gminas
Area
 • Total590 km2 (230 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total93,139[1]
 • Urban
19,137
 • Rural
74,002
Car platesKBR
Websitehttps://web.archive.org/web/20141218185546/http://powiatbrzeski.com.pl/

Brzesko County (Polish: powiat brzeski) 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 Brzesko, which lies 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of the regional capital Kraków. The only other town in the county is Czchów, lying 14 km (9 mi) south of Brzesko.

The county covers an area of 590 square kilometres (227.8 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 93,139, out of which the population of Brzesko is 16,792, that of Czchów is 2,345, and the rural population is 74,002.

  1. ^ 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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