Chrzanów County

Chrzanów County (Polish: powiat chrzanowski) 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 Chrzanów, which lies 40 kilometres (25 mi) west of the regional capital Kraków. The county contains three other towns: Trzebinia, 8 km (5 mi) north-east of Chrzanów, Libiąż, 8 km (5 mi) south-west of Chrzanów, and Alwernia, 12 km (7 mi) south-east of Chrzanów.

Chrzanów County
Powiat chrzanowski
County
Location within Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Chrzanów): 50°8′N 19°24′E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLesser Poland
SeatChrzanów
Gminas
Area
  Total371.49 km2 (143.43 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
  Total124,937
  Urban
76,880
  Rural
40,778
Car platesKCH
Websitehttp://www.powiat-chrzanowski.pl

The county covers an area of 371.49 square kilometres (143.4 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 124,937, out of which the population of Chrzanów is 36,717, that of Trzebinia is 19,778, that of Libiąż is 17,017, that of Alwernia is 3,368, and the rural population is 40,778.

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