Ryki County

Ryki County (Polish: powiat rycki) 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 is the town of Ryki, which lies 62 kilometres (39 mi) north-west of the regional capital Lublin. The only other town in the county is Dęblin, lying 9 km (6 mi) south-west of Ryki.

The county covers an area of 615.54 square kilometres (237.7 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 59,129, out of which the population of Dęblin is 17,933, that of Ryki is 9,716, and the rural population is 31,480.

[edit] Neighbouring counties

Ryki County is bordered by Łuków County to the north-east, Lubartów County to the east, Puławy County to the south, Kozienice County to the west and Garwolin County to the north-west.

[edit] Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Ryki	urban-rural	161.8	20,504	Ryki
Dęblin	urban	38.3	17,933
Gmina Kłoczew	rural	143.2	7,336	Kłoczew
Gmina Stężyca	rural	116.8	5,473	Stężyca
Gmina Nowodwór	rural	71.7	4,311	Nowodwór
Gmina Ułęż	rural	83.6	3,572	Ułęż

[edit] References

Polish official population figures 2006

v • d • e Ryki County

Seat: Ryki Urban gmina: Dęblin Urban-rural gmina: Gmina Ryki Rural gminas: Gmina Kłoczew • Gmina Nowodwór • Gmina Stężyca • Gmina Ułęż

v • d • e Counties of Lublin Voivodeship

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