Limanowa County

Limanowa County Powiat limanowski
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Limanowa): 49°42′2″N 20°25′36″E / 49.70056°N 20.42667°E / 49.70056; 20.42667
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lesser Poland
Seat	Limanowa
Gminas	Total 12 (incl. 2 urban) Limanowa Mszana Dolna Gmina Dobra Gmina Jodłownik Gmina Kamienica Gmina Laskowa Gmina Limanowa Gmina Łukowica Gmina Mszana Dolna Gmina Niedźwiedź Gmina Słopnice Gmina Tymbark
Area
• Total	951.96 km2 (367.55 sq mi)
Population  (2019)
• Total	131,729[1]
• Urban	23,101
• Rural	108,628
Car plates	KLI
Website	http://www.limanowa.pl

Limanowa County (Polish: powiat limanowski) 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 Limanowa, which lies 54 kilometres (34 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków. The only other town in the county is Mszana Dolna, lying 27 km (17 mi) west of Limanowa.The county is divided between Gorals in the territories of gmina Mszana Dolna and gmina Niedziewiedź and Lachs in the rest of the territory.

The county covers an area of 951.96 square kilometres (367.6 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 121,804, out of which the population of Limanowa is 15,157, that of Mszana Dolna is 7,944, and the rural population is 108,628.

Limanowa County is bordered by Bochnia County and Brzesko County to the north, Nowy Sącz County to the east, Nowy Targ County to the south-west, and Myślenice County to the west.

The county is subdivided into 12 gminas (two urban and 10 rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.