Janów Lubelski County

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Janów Lubelski County
Powiat janowski
—  County  —
Coat of arms of Janów Lubelski County
Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Janów Lubelski): 50°43′N 22°25′E / 50.717, 22.417
Country Flag of Poland Poland
Voivodeship Lublin
Seat Janów Lubelski
Gminas
Area
 - Total 875.34 km² (338 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 47,875
 - Density 54.7/km² (141.7/sq mi)
 - Urban 11,938
 - Rural 35,937
Car plates LJA
Website: http://www.bip.powiatjanowski.pl/

Janów Lubelski County (Polish: powiat janowski) 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 only town is Janów Lubelski, which lies 60 kilometres (37 mi) south of the regional capital Lublin.

The county covers an area of 875.34 square kilometres (338.0 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 47,875, out of which the population of Janów Lubelski is 11,938 and the rural population is 35,937.

[edit] Neighbouring counties

Janów Lubelski County is bordered by Kraśnik County and Lublin County to the north, Biłgoraj County to the south-east, Nisko County to the south-west, and Stalowa Wola County to the west.

[edit] Administrative division

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

Gmina Type Area
(km²)
Population
(2006)
Seat
Gmina Janów Lubelski urban-rural 178.2 16,106 Janów Lubelski
Gmina Modliborzyce rural 153.2 7,239 Modliborzyce
Gmina Dzwola rural 203.1 6,664 Dzwola
Gmina Godziszów rural 101.7 6,277 Godziszów
Gmina Potok Wielki rural 98.3 4,954 Potok Wielki
Gmina Batorz rural 70.8 3,518 Batorz
Gmina Chrzanów rural 70.0 3,117 Chrzanów

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