Parczew County

Parczew County
Powiat parczewski
County

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Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Parczew): 51°38′N 22°52′E / 51.633°N 22.867°ECoordinates: 51°38′N 22°52′E / 51.633°N 22.867°E
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lublin
Seat Parczew
Gminas
Area
 • Total 952.62 km2 (367.81 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 36,512
 • Density 38/km2 (99/sq mi)
 • Urban 10,281
 • Rural 26,231
Car plates LPA
Website http://www.parczew.pl

Parczew County (Polish: powiat parczewski) 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 only town is Parczew, which lies 48 kilometres (30 mi) north-east of the regional capital Lublin.

The county covers an area of 952.62 square kilometres (367.8 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 36,512, out of which the population of Parczew is 10,281 and the rural population is 26,231.

Neighbouring counties

Parczew County is bordered by Biała Podlaska County to the north, Włodawa County to the east, Łęczna County to the south, Lubartów County to the south-west and Radzyń Podlaski County to the north-west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina Type Area
(km²)		 Population
(2006)		 Seat
Gmina Parczew urban-rural 146.2 14,852 Parczew
Gmina Siemień rural 110.9 4,825 Siemień
Gmina Jabłoń rural 111.0 4,177 Jabłoń
Gmina Milanów rural 116.6 4,174 Milanów
Gmina Dębowa Kłoda rural 188.3 3,991 Dębowa Kłoda
Gmina Sosnowica rural 172.4 2,645 Sosnowica
Gmina Podedwórze rural 107.2 1,848 Podedwórze

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