Łuków County

Łuków County
Powiat łukowski
—  County  —

Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Łuków):
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lublin
Seat Łuków
Gminas
Area
 • Total 1,394.09 km2 (538.3 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 108,393
 • Density 77.8/km2 (201.4/sq mi)
 • Urban 33,283
 • Rural 75,110
Car plates LLU
Website http://www.starostwolukow.pl/

Łuków County (Polish: powiat łukowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Łuków, which lies 76 kilometres (47 mi) north of the regional capital Lublin. The only other town in the county is Stoczek Łukowski, lying 30 km (19 mi) west of Łuków.

The county covers an area of 1,394.09 square kilometres (538.3 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 108,393, out of which the population of Łuków is 30,564, that of Stoczek Łukowski is 2,719, and the rural population is 75,110.

Neighbouring counties

Łuków County is bordered by Siedlce County to the north, Biała Podlaska County to the east, Radzyń Podlaski County to the south-east, Lubartów County to the south, Ryki County to the south-west and Garwolin County to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 11 gminas (two urban and nine rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina Type Area
(km²)
Population
(2006)
Seat
Łuków urban 35.8 30,564  
Gmina Łuków rural 308.3 16,547 Łuków *
Gmina Krzywda rural 161.1 10,400 Krzywda
Gmina Stanin rural 160.3 9,789 Stanin
Gmina Stoczek Łukowski rural 173.5 8,566 Stoczek Łukowski *
Gmina Trzebieszów rural 140.5 7,601 Trzebieszów
Gmina Wojcieszków rural 108.6 7,005 Wojcieszków
Gmina Adamów rural 98.9 5,801 Adamów
Gmina Wola Mysłowska rural 121.0 5,244 Wola Mysłowska
Gmina Serokomla rural 77.2 4,157 Serokomla
Stoczek Łukowski urban 9.2 2,719  
* seat not part of the gmina

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