__NOTOC__ Gorlice County () 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 south-east of the regional capital Kraków. The only other towns in the county are Biecz, lying north-east of Gorlice, and Bobowa, west of Gorlice.
The county covers an area of . 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.
Gmina Type Area(km2) Population(2019) SeatGorliceurban23.627,442 Gmina Gorlicerural103.417,270Gorlice *Gmina Moszczenicarural37.612,889MoszczenicaGmina Bieczurban-rural98.316,820BieczGmina Bobowaurban-rural49.89,790BobowaGmina Łużnarural56.28,517ŁużnaGmina Lipinkirural66.26,798LipinkiGmina Uście Gorlickierural287.46,844Uście GorlickieGmina Roparural49.15,498RopaGmina Sękowarural194.84,997Sękowa* seat not part of the gmina
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