Dębica County

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Dębica County
Powiat dębicki

— County —

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Location within the voivodeship

Coordinates (Dębica): 50°3′N 21°25′E / 50.05, 21.417

Country

Poland

Seat

Total 7 (incl. 1 urban)

Area

- Total

776.36 km² (299.8 sq mi)

Population (2006)

- Total

132,473

- Density

170.6/km² (441.9/sq mi)

- Urban

51,366

- Rural

81,107

Car plates

RDE

Website: http://www.tel.debica.pl/inne/powiat/

Dębica County (Polish: powiat dębicki) 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 largest town is Dębica, which lies 43 kilometres (27 mi) west of the regional capital Rzeszów. The only other town in the county is Pilzno, lying 12 km (7 mi) south-west of Dębica.

The county covers an area of 776.36 square kilometres (299.8 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 132,473, out of which the population of Dębica is 46,955, that of Pilzno is 4,411, and the rural population is 81,107.

[edit] Neighbouring counties

Dębica County is bordered by Mielec County to the north, Ropczyce-Sędziszów County to the east, Strzyżów County to the south-east, Jasło County to the south, and Tarnów County and Dąbrowa County to the west.

[edit] Administrative division

The county is subdivided into seven gminas (one urban, 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
Dębica	urban	34.1	46,955
Gmina Dębica	rural	137.6	23,953	Dębica *
Gmina Pilzno	urban-rural	165.2	17,289	Pilzno
Gmina Żyraków	rural	110.3	13,328	Żyraków
Gmina Brzostek	rural	122.6	13,022	Brzostek
Gmina Czarna	rural	147.0	12,487	Czarna
Gmina Jodłowa	rural	59.9	5,439	Jodłowa
* seat not part of the gmina

[edit] References

Polish official population figures 2006

v • d • e Gminas of Dębica County

Seat: Dębica (urban gmina) Urban-rural gmina: Gmina Pilzno Rural gminas: Gmina Brzostek • Gmina Czarna • Gmina Dębica • Gmina Jodłowa • Gmina Żyraków

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