__NOTOC__ Bochnia County () 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 Bochnia, which lies east of the regional capital Kraków. The only other town in the county is Nowy Wiśnicz, lying south of Bochnia.
The county covers an area of . As of 2019 its total population is 106,626, out of which the population of Bochnia is 29,814, that of Nowy Wiśnicz is 2,757, and the rural population is 74,055.
Neighbouring counties Bochnia County is bordered by Proszowice County to the north, Brzesko County to the east, Limanowa County to the south, and Myślenice County, Wieliczka County and Kraków County to the west.
Administrative division The county is subdivided into nine gminas (one urban, one urban-rural and seven rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
Gmina Type Area(km2) Population(2019) SeatBochniaurban29.929,814 Gmina Bochniarural113.719,955Bochnia *Gmina Nowy Wiśniczurban-rural82.514,085Nowy WiśniczGmina Rzezawarural85.511,297RzezawaGmina Łapanówrural71.28,151ŁapanówGmina Drwiniarural108.86,521DrwiniaGmina Lipnica Murowanarural60.65,649Lipnica MurowanaGmina Trzcianarural44.15,605TrzcianaGmina Żegocinarural35.25,549Żegocina* seat not part of the gmina
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