Łuków County
| Łuków County Powiat łukowski | ||
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| County | ||
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| Coordinates (Łuków): 51°55′N 22°23′E / 51.917°N 22.383°ECoordinates: 51°55′N 22°23′E / 51.917°N 22.383°E | ||
| Country |
 Poland | |
| Voivodeship | Lublin | |
| Seat | Łuków | |
| Gminas | ||
| Area | ||
| • Total | 1,394.09 km2 (538.26 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006) | ||
| • Total | 108,393 | |
| • Density | 78/km2 (200/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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