Krosno County

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Krosno County
Powiat krośnieński

— County —

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Location within the voivodeship

Coordinates (Krosno): 49°41′N 21°45′E / 49.683, 21.75

Country

Poland

Seat

Total 9

Area

- Total

923.79 km² (356.7 sq mi)

Population (2006)

- Total

109,715

- Density

118.8/km² (307.6/sq mi)

- Urban

13,184

- Rural

96,531

Car plates

RKR

Website: http://www.powiat.krosno.pl/

Not to be confused with Krosno Odrzańskie County, which has the same name in Polish.

Krosno County (Polish: powiat krośnieński) 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 is the city of Krosno, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The county contains four towns: Jedlicze, 9 km (6 mi) north-west of Krosno, Rymanów, 17 km (11 mi) south-east of Krosno, Dukla, 14 km (9 mi) south of Krosno, and Iwonicz Zdrój, 13 km (8 mi) south of Krosno.

The county covers an area of 923.79 square kilometres (356.7 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 109,715, out of which the population of Jedlicze is 5,593, that of Rymanów is 3,564, that of Dukla is 2,136, that of Iwonicz Zdrój is 1,891, and the rural population is 96,531.

[edit] Neighbouring counties

Apart from the city of Krosno, Krosno County is bordered by Jasło County to the west, Strzyżów County to the north, and Brzozów County and Sanok County to the east. It also borders Slovakia to the south.

[edit] Administrative division

The county is subdivided into nine gminas (four 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 Dukla	urban-rural	332.5	16,650	Dukla
Gmina Rymanów	urban-rural	165.8	15,437	Rymanów
Gmina Jedlicze	urban-rural	58.2	15,027	Jedlicze
Gmina Miejsce Piastowe	rural	51.5	13,484	Miejsce Piastowe
Gmina Chorkówka	rural	77.8	13,158	Chorkówka
Gmina Iwonicz-Zdrój	urban-rural	45.5	10,945	Iwonicz Zdrój
Gmina Korczyna	rural	92.4	10,733	Korczyna
Gmina Wojaszówka	rural	83.4	9,102	Wojaszówka
Gmina Krościenko Wyżne	rural	16.3	5,179	Krościenko Wyżne

[edit] References

Polish official population figures 2006

v • d • e Krosno County

Urban-rural gminas: Gmina Dukla • Gmina Iwonicz-Zdrój • Gmina Jedlicze • Gmina Rymanów Rural gminas: Gmina Chorkówka • Gmina Korczyna • Gmina Krościenko Wyżne • Gmina Miejsce Piastowe • Gmina Wojaszówka Seat (not part of the county): Krosno

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