Świdnik County

Świdnik County (Polish: powiat świdnicki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, 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 Świdnik, which lies 10 kilometres (6 mi) east of the regional capital Lublin. The only other town in the county is Piaski, lying 14 km (9 mi) south-east of Świdnik.

The county covers an area of 468.97 square kilometres (181.1 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 72,290, out of which the population of Świdnik is 40,037, that of Piaski is 2,626, and the rural population is 29,627.

[edit] Neighbouring counties

Świdnik County is bordered by Łęczna County to the north-east, Chełm County to the east, Krasnystaw County to the south-east, and Lublin County and the city of Lublin to the west.

[edit] Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Świdnik	urban	20.4	40,037
Gmina Piaski	urban-rural	169.7	10,759	Piaski
Gmina Trawniki	rural	84.2	9,211	Trawniki
Gmina Mełgiew	rural	95.6	8,352	Mełgiew
Gmina Rybczewice	rural	99.1	3,931	Rybczewice

[edit] References

Polish official population figures 2006

v • d • e Gminas of Świdnik County

Seat: Świdnik (urban gmina) Urban-rural gmina: Gmina Piaski Rural gminas: Gmina Mełgiew • Gmina Rybczewice • Gmina Trawniki

v • d • e Counties of Lublin Voivodeship

City counties: Lublin (capital) • Biała Podlaska • Chełm • Zamość Land counties: Biała Podlaska • Biłgoraj • Chełm • Hrubieszów • Janów Lubelski • Kraśnik • Krasnystaw • Łęczna • Lubartów • Lublin • Łuków • Opole Lubelskie • Parczew • Puławy • Radzyń Podlaski • Ryki • Świdnik • Tomaszów Lubelski • Włodawa • Zamość