__NOTOC__ Miechów County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland. It came into being on 1 January 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and only town is Miechów, which lies north of the regional capital Kraków.
The county covers an area of . As of 2019 its total population is 48,948, out of which the population of Miechów is 11,612 and the rural population is 37,336.
Neighbouring counties Miechów County is bordered by Jędrzejów County to the north, Pińczów County and Kazimierza County to the east, Proszowice County to the south-east, Kraków County to the south, and Olkusz County and Zawiercie County to the west.
Administrative division The county is subdivided into seven gminas (one urban-rural and six rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
Gmina Type Area(km2) Population(2019) SeatGmina Miechówurban-rural132.919,680MiechówGmina Charsznicarural78.37,459CharsznicaGmina Gołczarural90.36,049GołczaGmina Książ Wielkiurban-rural137.85,098Książ WielkiGmina Kozłówrural85.84,619KozłówGmina Słaboszówrural77.03,526SłaboszówGmina Racławicerural59.22,517Racławice
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