Leżajsk County

Leżajsk County (Polish: powiat leżajski) 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 largest town is Leżajsk, which lies 41 kilometres (25 mi) north-east of the regional capital Rzeszów. The only other town in the county is Nowa Sarzyna, lying 11 km (7 mi) north-west of Leżajsk.

Leżajsk County

Powiat leżajski
County
Flag
Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Leżajsk): 50°16′N 22°26′E
Country Poland
Voivodeship Subcarpathian
SeatLeżajsk
Gminas
Total 5 (incl. 1 urban)
Area
 • Total583.01 km2 (225.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total69,479
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
 • Urban
19,687
 • Rural
49,792
Car platesRLE
Websitehttp://www.starostwo.lezajsk.pl

The county covers an area of 583.01 square kilometres (225.1 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 69,479, of which the population of Leżajsk is 13,853, that of Nowa Sarzyna is 5,834, and the rural population is 49,792.[1]

Neighbouring counties

Leżajsk County is bordered by Biłgoraj County to the north-east, Przeworsk County and Łańcut County to the south, Rzeszów County to the south-west, and Nisko County to the north-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
(2019)		 Seat
Gmina Nowa Sarzyna urban-rural 144.6 21,585 Nowa Sarzyna
Gmina Leżajsk rural 198.5 20,300 Leżajsk *
Leżajsk urban 20.3 13,853  
Gmina Grodzisko Dolne rural 78.4 8,008 Grodzisko Dolne
Gmina Kuryłówka rural 141.3 5,733 Kuryłówka
* seat not part of the gmina

Notable residents

References
  1. GUS. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial divison in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Retrieved 2020-09-14.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.