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.

Brzesko County Powiat brzeski
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Brzesko): 49°58′N 20°37′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lesser Poland
Seat	Brzesko
Gminas	Total 7 Gmina Borzęcin Gmina Brzesko Gmina Czchów Gmina Dębno Gmina Gnojnik Gmina Iwkowa Gmina Szczurowa
Area
• Total	590 km2 (230 sq mi)
Population  (2019)
• Total	93,139[1]
• Urban	19,137
• Rural	74,002
Car plates	KBR
Website	https://web.archive.org/web/20141218185546/http://powiatbrzeski.com.pl/

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.

Neighbouring counties

Brzesko County is bordered by Tarnów County to the east, Nowy Sącz County and Limanowa County to the south, Bochnia County to the west, and Proszowice County to the north-west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into seven gminas (two urban-rural and five rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

References

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[ru] Бжеский повет (Малопольское воеводство)