Łosice County
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| Łosice County Powiat łosicki |
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| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship | Masovian | ||
| Seat | Łosice | ||
| Gminas |
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| Area | |||
| - Total | 771.77 km² (298 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 32,769 | ||
| - Density | 42.5/km² (110/sq mi) | ||
| - Urban | 7,252 | ||
| - Rural | 25,517 | ||
| Car plates | WLS | ||
| Website: http://www.losice.pl | |||
Łosice County (Polish: powiat łosicki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central 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 Łosice, which lies 118 kilometres (73 mi) east of Warsaw.
The county covers an area of 771.77 square kilometres (298.0 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 32,769, out of which the population of Łosice is 7,252 and the rural population is 25,517.
[edit] Neighbouring counties
Łosice County is bordered by Siemiatycze County to the north, Biała Podlaska County to the south-east and Siedlce County to the west.
[edit] Administrative division
The county is subdivided into six gminas (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 |
| Gmina Łosice | urban-rural | 121.2 | 11,258 | Łosice |
| Gmina Sarnaki | rural | 197.3 | 5,250 | Sarnaki |
| Gmina Platerów | rural | 129.0 | 5,163 | Platerów |
| Gmina Stara Kornica | rural | 119.3 | 4,917 | Stara Kornica |
| Gmina Olszanka | rural | 87.3 | 3,205 | Olszanka |
| Gmina Huszlew | rural | 117.6 | 2,976 | Huszlew |
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