Jasło County

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Jasło County
Powiat jasielski
—  County  —
Coat of arms of Jasło County
Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Jasło): 49°44′52″N 21°28′17″E / 49.74778, 21.47139
Country Flag of Poland Poland
Voivodeship Subcarpathian
Seat Jasło
Gminas
Area
 - Total 830.41 km² (320.6 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 115,128
 - Density 138.6/km² (359.1/sq mi)
 - Urban 37,768
 - Rural 77,360
Car plates RJS
Website: http://www.powiat.jaslo.pl

Jasło County (Polish: powiat jasielski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, south-eastern Poland, on the Slovak border. 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 Jasło, which lies 50 kilometres (31 mi) south-west of the regional capital Rzeszów.

The county covers an area of 830.41 square kilometres (320.6 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 115,128, out of which the population of Jasło is 37,768 and the rural population is 77,360.

[edit] Neighbouring counties

Jasło County is bordered by Gorlice County to the west, Tarnów County to the north-west, Dębica County to the north, Strzyżów County to the north-east and Krosno County to the east. It also borders Slovakia to the south.

[edit] Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 10 gminas (one urban and nine rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina Type Area
(km²)
Population
(2006)
Seat
Jasło urban 36.7 37,768  
Gmina Jasło rural 93.1 15,774 Jasło *
Gmina Skołyszyn rural 77.9 12,422 Skołyszyn
Gmina Nowy Żmigród rural 104.5 9,303 Nowy Żmigród
Gmina Tarnowiec rural 63.1 9,130 Tarnowiec
Gmina Kołaczyce rural 60.0 8,832 Kołaczyce
Gmina Dębowiec rural 85.8 8,406 Dębowiec
Gmina Brzyska rural 45.1 6,222 Brzyska
Gmina Osiek Jasielski rural 60.5 5,308 Osiek Jasielski
Gmina Krempna rural 203.6 1,963 Krempna
* seat not part of the gmina

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