Dębica (; Dembitz) is a town in southeastern Poland with 44,692 inhabitants as of December 2021. It is the capital of Dębica County. Since 1999 it has been situated in the Podkarpackie Voivodeship; it had previously been in the Tarnów Voivodeship (1975–1998). Dębica belongs to the historic province of Lesser Poland, and for centuries it was part of the Sandomierz Voivodeship. Area and location According to the 2006 data, Dębica's area is . Arable land makes 42% of the area of the town, while forests make 19%. Dębica is the seat of the county, and the town covers 4.34% of the county's area. Dębica lies at the border of two geographical regions of Poland - the Carpathian Piedmont in southern districts of the town, and the Sandomierz Basin in its north, along the Wisłoka river. Economy Since the mid-1930s Dębica, despite its size, has been a large industrial hub. A number of companies were then created thanks to governmental industry development programs. Most of them still exist today, though they were privatized in the 1990s: Firma Oponiarska Dębica S.A. (Tire Company Dębica) now owned by Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, previous name - Stomil Dębica Lerg S.A. - a chemical manufacturer located in the village of Pustków, a village in Dębica County Tikkurila Polska S.A. (formerly Polifarb Dębica) - a paint manufacturer Wytwórnia Urządzeń Chłodniczych WUCh (Freezer Appliances Producer WUCh) Zakłady Mięsne (Meatworks) Since the early 1990s a relatively large number (in proportion to the city's size) of successful companies have been started and run by local residents: bicycle, motorcycle and electric car manufacturer Arkus and Romet Group Sportatut - producer of sports nutritionals chemical industry manufacturers (paint producers such as Śnieżka Brzeznica and Plastbud Pustków) marble producer Jabo Marmi and brickyard Igloobud food companies such as Igloomeat and Animex Poludnie Transport The A4 highway runs just to the north of the city. There are two exits from the highway into Dębica. The section of the highway going westwards from Dębica to Tarnów was completed in October 2014. In result, the city has now a direct highway connection with the western Polish border and in consequence with all of Western Europe. A car journey to Kraków (approximately 120 km) takes around an hour, while Rzeszów, the capital of the Podkarpackie Voivodeship located to the East of Dębica, can be easily reached in less than 30 minutes. Dębica is also located