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 Debica County Coat of Arms |
Dębica County (Powiat Dębicki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, south-eastern Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Dębica, which lies 43 kilometres (27 mi) west of the regional capital Rzeszów. The only other town in the county is Pilzno, lying 12 km (7 mi) south-west of Dębica.
The county covers an area of 776.36 square kilometres (299.8 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 132,473, out of which the population of Dębica is 46,955, that of Pilzno is 4,411, and the rural population is 81,107.
Dębica County is bordered by Mielec County to the north, Ropczyce-Sędziszów County to the east, Strzyżów County to the south-east, Jasło County to the south, and Tarnów County and Dąbrowa County to the west.
The county is subdivided into seven gminas (one urban, one urban-rural and five rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
| Gmina | Type |
Area (km²) |
Population (2006) |
Seat |
| Dębica | urban | 34.1 | 46,955 | |
| Gmina Dębica | rural | 137.6 | 23,953 | Dębica * |
| Gmina Pilzno | urban-rural | 165.2 | 17,289 | Pilzno |
| Gmina Żyraków | rural | 110.3 | 13,328 | Żyraków |
| Gmina Brzostek | rural | 122.6 | 13,022 | Brzostek |
| Gmina Czarna | rural | 147.0 | 12,487 | Czarna |
| Gmina Jodłowa | rural | 59.9 | 5,439 | Jodłowa |
| * seat not part of the gmina | ||||
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