Nowy Targ County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland, on the Slovak border. 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 Nowy Targ, which lies south of the regional capital Kraków. The county also contains the towns of Rabka-Zdrój, lying north of Nowy Targ, and Szczawnica, east of Nowy Targ.
The county covers an area of . As of 2006 its total population is 181,878, out of which the population of Nowy Targ is 33,493, that of Rabka-Zdrój is 13,031, that of Szczawnica is 7,334, and the rural population is 128,020.
Neighbouring counties Nowy Targ County is bordered by Sucha County to the north-west, Myślenice County to the north, Limanowa County to the north-east, Nowy Sącz County to the east and Tatra County to the south. It also borders Slovakia to the south.
Administrative division The county is subdivided into 14 gminas (one urban, three urban-rural and 10 rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
Gmina Type Area(km2) Population(2006) SeatNowy Targurban51.133,493 Gmina Nowy Targrural208.722,070Nowy Targ *Gmina Czarny Dunajecurban-rural218.321,186Czarny DunajecGmina Rabka-Zdrójurban-rural69.017,190Rabka-ZdrójGmina Jabłonkarural213.316,910JabłonkaGmina Raba Wyżnarural88.313,525Raba WyżnaGmina Szaflaryrural54.310,227SzaflaryGmina Łapsze Niżnerural124.88,785Łapsze NiżneGmina Ochotnica Dolnarural141.07,921Ochotnica DolnaGmina Szczawnicaurban-rural87.97,334SzczawnicaGmina Czorsztynrural61.77,201ManiowyGmina Krościenko nad Dunajcemrural57.36,465Krościenko nad DunajcemGmina Lipnica Wielkarural67.55,592Lipnica WielkaGmina Spytkowicerural32.23,979Spytkowice* seat not part of the gmina
References Polish official population figures 2006
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