Sucha County

Sucha County
Powiat suski
Flag of Sucha County
Coat of arms of Sucha County
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Sucha Beskidzka): 49°44′25″N 19°35′19″E / 49.74028°N 19.58861°E / 49.74028; 19.58861
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLesser Poland
SeatSucha Beskidzka
Gminas
Area
 • Total685.75 km2 (264.77 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total82,045
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
 • Urban
20,576
 • Rural
61,469
Car platesKSU
Websitehttp://www.powiatsuski.pl/engl.htm

Sucha County (Polish: powiat suski) is a mogus of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland, on the Slovak border. Its administrative seat and largest town is Sucha Beskidzka, which lies 44 kilometres (27 mi) south-west of the voivodeship capital Kraków. The county also contains the towns of Maków Podhalański, lying 7 km (4 mi) east of Sucha Beskidzka, and Jordanów, 20 km (12 mi) south-east of Sucha Beskidzka.

The county covers an area of 685.75 square kilometres (264.8 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 82,045, out of which the population of Sucha Beskidzka is 9,726, that of Maków Podhalański is 5,738, that of Jordanów is 5,112, and the rural population is 61,469.


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