Proszowice County

Proszowice County Powiat proszowicki
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Proszowice): 50°12′N 20°18′E / 50.200°N 20.300°E / 50.200; 20.300
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lesser Poland
Seat	Proszowice
Gminas	Total 6 Gmina Koniusza Gmina Koszyce Gmina Nowe Brzesko Gmina Pałecznica Gmina Proszowice Gmina Radziemice
Area
• Total	414.57 km2 (160.07 sq mi)
Population  (2006)
• Total	43,441
• Density	100/km2 (270/sq mi)
• Urban	6,205
• Rural	37,236
Car plates	KPR
Website	http://www.proszowice.upow.gov.pl

Proszowice County (Polish: powiat proszowicki) 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 is Proszowice, which lies 31 kilometres (19 mi) north-east of the regional capital Kraków. Its only other town is Nowe Brzesko (since 2011).

The county covers an area of 414.57 square kilometres (160.1 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 43,441, out of which the population of Proszowice was 6,205 and the rural population was 37,236.