Kolbuszowa County
| Kolbuszowa County Powiat kolbuszowski | |||
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| County | |||
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 Location within the voivodeship | |||
| Coordinates (Kolbuszowa): 50°15′N 21°46′E / 50.250°N 21.767°ECoordinates: 50°15′N 21°46′E / 50.250°N 21.767°E | |||
| Country |
 Poland | ||
| Voivodeship |
 Subcarpathian | ||
| Seat | Kolbuszowa | ||
| Gminas | |||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 773.93 km2 (298.82 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 61,399 | ||
| • Density | 79/km2 (210/sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 9,172 | ||
| • Rural | 52,227 | ||
| Car plates | RKL | ||
| Website | http://www.powiat.kolbuszowski.pl/ | ||
Kolbuszowa County (Polish: powiat kolbuszowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, south-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 only town is Kolbuszowa, which lies 30 kilometres (19 mi) north-west of the regional capital Rzeszów.
The county covers an area of 773.93 square kilometres (298.8 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 61,399, out of which the population of Kolbuszowa is 9,172 and the rural population is 52,227.
Neighbouring counties
Kolbuszowa County is bordered by Tarnobrzeg County and Stalowa Wola County to the north, Nisko County to the north-east, Rzeszów County to the south-east, Ropczyce-Sędziszów County to the south, and Mielec County to the west.
Administrative division
The county is subdivided into six gminas (one 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 Kolbuszowa | urban-rural | 170.6 | 24,486 | Kolbuszowa |
| Gmina Majdan Królewski | rural | 155.8 | 9,634 | Majdan Królewski |
| Gmina Cmolas | rural | 134.1 | 7,874 | Cmolas |
| Gmina Raniżów | rural | 96.8 | 7,185 | Raniżów |
| Gmina Dzikowiec | rural | 121.7 | 6,440 | Dzikowiec |
| Gmina Niwiska | rural | 95.2 | 5,780 | Niwiska |
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