Świdnik County

Not to be confused with Świdnica County, which has the same name in Polish.

Świdnik County
Powiat świdnicki

County

Flag

Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship

Coordinates (Świdnik): 51°13′N 22°42′E / 51.217°N 22.700°ECoordinates: 51°13′N 22°42′E / 51.217°N 22.700°E

Country

Poland

Seat

Total 5 (incl. 1 urban)

Area

• Total

468.97 km² (181.07 sq mi)

Population (2006)

• Total

72,290

• Density

150/km² (400/sq mi)

• Urban

42,663

• Rural

29,627

Car plates

LSW

Website

http://www.starostwo.swidnik.pl/

Świdnik County (Polish: powiat świdnicki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland. It was established on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest city is Świdnik, which lies 10 kilometres (6 mi) east of the regional capital Lublin. The only other town in the county is Piaski, lying 14 km (9 mi) south-east of Świdnik.

The county covers an area of 468.97 square kilometres (181.1 sq mi). As of 2006, its total population is 72,290, including a population of 40,037 in Świdnik, 2,626 in Piaski, and a rural population of 29,627.

Neighbouring counties

Świdnik County is bordered by Łęczna County to the north-east, Chełm County to the east, Krasnystaw County to the south-east, and Lublin County and the city of Lublin to the west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Świdnik	urban	20.4	40,037
Gmina Piaski	urban-rural	169.7	10,759	Piaski
Gmina Trawniki	rural	84.2	9,211	Trawniki
Gmina Mełgiew	rural	95.6	8,352	Mełgiew
Gmina Rybczewice	rural	99.1	3,931	Rybczewice

References

Polish official population figures 2006

Gminas of Świdnik County

Seat	Świdnik (urban gmina)

Urban-rural gmina	Gmina Piaski

Rural gminas	Gmina Mełgiew Gmina Rybczewice Gmina Trawniki

Counties of Lublin Voivodeship

City counties	Lublin (capital) Biała Podlaska Chełm Zamość

Land counties	Biała Podlaska Biłgoraj Chełm Hrubieszów Janów Lubelski Kraśnik Krasnystaw Łęczna Lubartów Lublin Łuków Opole Lubelskie Parczew Puławy Radzyń Podlaski Ryki Świdnik Tomaszów Lubelski Włodawa Zamość

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