Olkusz County

Olkusz County Powiat olkuski
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Olkusz): 50°17′N 19°34′E / 50.283°N 19.567°E / 50.283; 19.567
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  (2008)
• Total	113,910
• Density	180/km2 (470/sq mi)
• Urban	57,322
• Rural	56,964
Car plates	KOL
Website	http://www.sp.olkusz.pl

Olkusz County (Polish: powiat olkuski) 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 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 2008 its total population is 113,910, 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.