Puławy County
| Puławy County Powiat puławski | ||
|---|---|---|
| County | ||
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 Location within the voivodeship | ||
| Coordinates (Puławy): 51°25′N 21°58′E / 51.417°N 21.967°ECoordinates: 51°25′N 21°58′E / 51.417°N 21.967°E | ||
| Country |
 Poland | |
| Voivodeship | Lublin | |
| Seat | Puławy | |
| Gminas | ||
| Area | ||
| • Total | 933 km2 (360 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006) | ||
| • Total | 116,829 | |
| • Density | 130/km2 (320/sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 57,654 | |
| • Rural | 59,175 | |
| Car plates | LPU | |
| Website | http://www.pulawy.powiat.pl/ | |
Puławy County (Polish: powiat puławski) 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 Puławy, which lies 46 kilometres (29 mi) north-west of the regional capital Lublin. The county also contains the towns of Nałęczów, lying 23 km (14 mi) south-east of Puławy, and Kazimierz Dolny, 11 km (7 mi) south of Puławy.
The county covers an area of 933 square kilometres (360.2 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 116,829, out of which the population of Puławy is 49,839, that of Nałęczów is 4,243, that of Kazimierz Dolny is 3,572, and the rural population is 59,175.
Neighbouring counties
Puławy County is bordered by Ryki County to the north, Lubartów County and Lublin County to the east, Opole Lubelskie County to the south, Zwoleń County to the west, and Kozienice County to the north-west.
Administrative division
The county is subdivided into 11 gminas (one urban, two urban-rural and eight rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
| Gmina | Type | Area (km²) |
Population (2006)[1] |
Population (2011)[2] |
Seat |
| Puławy | urban | 50.5 | 49,839 | 49,793 | |
| Gmina Puławy | rural | 160.8 | 11,172 | 11,703 | Puławy * |
| Gmina Nałęczów | urban-rural | 62.9 | 9,502 | 9,328 | Nałęczów |
| Gmina Końskowola | rural | 89.6 | 9,050 | 9,048 | Końskowola |
| Gmina Kurów | rural | 101.3 | 7,892 | 7,827 | Kurów |
| Gmina Kazimierz Dolny | urban-rural | 72.5 | 7,018 | 6,977 | Kazimierz Dolny |
| Gmina Żyrzyn | rural | 128.7 | 6,588 | 6,584 | Żyrzyn |
| Gmina Wąwolnica | rural | 62.2 | 4,936 | 4,863 | Wąwolnica |
| Gmina Baranów | rural | 85.0 | 4,228 | 4,118 | Baranów |
| Gmina Janowiec | rural | 79.0 | 3,594 | 3,673 | Janowiec |
| Gmina Markuszów | rural | 40.4 | 3,010 | 3,070 | Markuszów |
| TOTAL | 932.9 | 116,829 | 116,984 | ||
| * seat not part of the gmina | |||||
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