Tomaszów Lubelski County
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| Tomaszów Lubelski County Powiat tomaszowski |
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| Coordinates (Tomaszów Lubelski): | |||
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| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship | Lublin | ||
| Seat | Tomaszów Lubelski | ||
| Gminas |
Total 13 (incl. 1 urban)
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| Area | |||
| - Total | 1,487.1 km² (574.2 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 88,343 | ||
| - Density | 59.4/km² (153.9/sq mi) | ||
| - Urban | 22,360 | ||
| - Rural | 65,983 | ||
| Car plates | LTM | ||
| Website: http://www.powiat-tomaszowski.com.pl | |||
Tomaszów Lubelski County (Polish: powiat tomaszowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland, on the border with Ukraine. 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 Tomaszów Lubelski, which lies 107 kilometres (66 mi) south-east of the regional capital Lublin. The only other town in the county is Tyszowce, lying 28 km (17 mi) north-east of Tomaszów Lubelski.
The county covers an area of 1,487.1 square kilometres (574.2 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 88,343, out of which the population of Tomaszów Lubelski is 20,118, that of Tyszowce is 2,242, and the rural population is 65,983.
[edit] Neighbouring counties
Tomaszów Lubelski County is bordered by Lubaczów County to the south-west, Biłgoraj County to the west, Zamość County to the north and Hrubieszów County to the north-east. It also borders Ukraine to the south-east.
[edit] Administrative division
The county is subdivided into 13 gminas (one urban, one urban-rural and 11 rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
| Gmina | Type | Area (km²) |
Population (2006) |
Seat |
| Tomaszów Lubelski | urban | 13.3 | 20,118 | |
| Gmina Tomaszów Lubelski | rural | 170.8 | 10,886 | Tomaszów Lubelski * |
| Gmina Susiec | rural | 190.5 | 7,822 | Susiec |
| Gmina Lubycza Królewska | rural | 208.9 | 7,115 | Lubycza Królewska |
| Gmina Łaszczów | rural | 128.2 | 6,503 | Łaszczów |
| Gmina Tyszowce | urban-rural | 129.5 | 6,258 | Tyszowce |
| Gmina Rachanie | rural | 94.1 | 5,676 | Rachanie |
| Gmina Ulhówek | rural | 146.6 | 5,203 | Ulhówek |
| Gmina Telatyn | rural | 109.7 | 4,461 | Telatyn |
| Gmina Tarnawatka | rural | 82.7 | 4,050 | Tarnawatka |
| Gmina Krynice | rural | 73.6 | 3,634 | Krynice |
| Gmina Jarczów | rural | 107.5 | 3,618 | Jarczów |
| Gmina Bełżec | rural | 33.5 | 2,999 | Bełżec |
| * seat not part of the gmina | ||||
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