Gorlice County (Polish: powiat gorlicki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland, on the Slovak border. It was created on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Gorlice, which lies 100 kilometres (62 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków. The only other towns in the county are Biecz, lying 12 km (7 mi) north-east of Gorlice, and Bobowa, 18 km (11 mi) west of Gorlice.

Gorlice County Powiat gorlicki
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Gorlice): 49°39′N 21°10′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lesser Poland
Seat	Gorlice
Gminas	Total 10 (incl. 1 urban) Gorlice Gmina Biecz Gmina Bobowa Gmina Gorlice Gmina Lipinki Gmina Łużna Gmina Moszczenica Gmina Ropa Gmina Sękowa Gmina Uście Gorlickie
Area
• Total	967.36 km2 (373.50 sq mi)
Population  (2019)
• Total	116,865[1]
• Urban	35,168
• Rural	81,697
Car plates	KGR
Website	http://www.powiat.gorlice.pl

The county covers an area of 967.36 square kilometres (373.5 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 116,865, out of which the population of Gorlice is 27,442, that of Biecz is 4,590, that of Bobowa is 3,136, and the rural population is 81,697.

Neighbouring counties

Gorlice County is bordered by Nowy Sącz County to the west, Tarnów County to the north and Jasło County to the east. It also borders Slovakia to the south.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 10 gminas (one urban, two urban-rural and seven rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

References

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