Brzozów County
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| Brzozów County Powiat brzozowski |
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| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Subcarpathian |
| Seat | Brzozów |
| Gminas |
Total 6
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| Area | |
| - Total | 540.39 km² (208.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| - Total | 65,254 |
| - Density | 120.8/km² (312.8/sq mi) |
| - Urban | 7,699 |
| - Rural | 57,555 |
| Car plates | RBR |
| Website: http://www.powiatbrzozow.pl/ | |
Brzozów County (Polish: powiat brzozowski) 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 Brzozów, which lies 38 kilometres (24 mi) south of the regional capital Rzeszów.
The county covers an area of 540.39 square kilometres (208.6 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 65,254, out of which the population of Brzozów is 7,699 and the rural population is 57,555.
[edit] Neighbouring counties
Brzozów County is bordered by Rzeszów County to the north, Przemyśl County to the east, Sanok County to the south-east, Krosno County to the west and Strzyżów County to the north-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 Brzozów | urban-rural | 103.2 | 26,044 | Brzozów |
| Gmina Haczów | rural | 71.3 | 9,057 | Haczów |
| Gmina Nozdrzec | rural | 121.6 | 8,492 | Nozdrzec |
| Gmina Dydnia | rural | 130.0 | 8,222 | Dydnia |
| Gmina Jasienica Rosielna | rural | 57.6 | 7,380 | Jasienica Rosielna |
| Gmina Domaradz | rural | 56.7 | 6,059 | Domaradz |
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