Łańcut County

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Łańcut County
Powiat łańcucki

— County —

Flag

Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship

Coordinates (Łańcut): 50°4′N 22°14′E / 50.067, 22.233

Country

Poland

Seat

Total 7 (incl. 1 urban)

Area

- Total

451.95 km² (174.5 sq mi)

Population (2006)

- Total

77,710

- Density

171.9/km² (445.3/sq mi)

- Urban

18,067

- Rural

59,643

Car plates

RLA

Website: http://www.powiat-lancut.com.pl

Łańcut County (Polish: powiat łańcucki) 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 only town is Łańcut, site of the famous Łańcut Castle, lying 17 kilometres (11 mi) east of the regional capital Rzeszów.

The county covers an area of 451.95 square kilometres (174.5 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 77,710, out of which the population of Łańcut is 18,067 and the rural population is 59,643.

[edit] Neighbouring counties

Łańcut County is bordered by Leżajsk County to the north, Przeworsk County to the east, and Rzeszów County to the west.

[edit] Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Łańcut	rural	106.7	20,313	Łańcut *
Łańcut	urban	19.4	18,067
Gmina Czarna	rural	78.1	10,779	Czarna
Gmina Białobrzegi	rural	56.1	8,078	Białobrzegi
Gmina Rakszawa	rural	66.4	7,170	Rakszawa
Gmina Żołynia	rural	56.8	6,664	Żołynia
Gmina Markowa	rural	68.5	6,639	Markowa
* seat not part of the gmina

[edit] References

Polish official population figures 2006

v • d • e Gminas of Łańcut County

Seat: Łańcut (urban gmina) Rural gminas: Gmina Białobrzegi • Gmina Czarna • Gmina Łańcut • Gmina Markowa • Gmina Rakszawa • Gmina Żołynia

v • d • e Counties of Subcarpathian Voivodeship

City counties: Rzeszów (capital) • Krosno • Przemyśl • Tarnobrzeg Land counties: Bieszczady • Brzozów • Dębica • Jarosław • Jasło • Kolbuszowa • Krosno • Łańcut • Lesko • Leżajsk • Lubaczów • Mielec • Nisko • Przemyśl • Przeworsk • Ropczyce-Sędziszów • Rzeszów • Sanok • Stalowa Wola • Strzyżów • Tarnobrzeg