Lublin County

Lublin County (Polish: Powiat Lubelski) 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 is the city of Lublin, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The only towns in Lublin County are Bełżyce, which lies 23 km (14 mi) west of Lublin, and Bychawa, 26 km (16 mi) south of Lublin.

Lublin County
Powiat lubelski
County
Flag of Lublin County
Flag
Coat of arms of Lublin County
Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Lublin): 51°14′53″N 22°34′13″E
CountryPoland
Voivodeship Lublin
SeatLublin
Gminas
Total 16
Area
 • Total1,679.42 km2 (648.43 sq mi)
Population
 (2019[1])
 • Total154,760
 • Density92/km2 (240/sq mi)
 • Urban
11,397
 • Rural
143,363
Car platesLUB
Websitehttp://www.powiat.lublin.pl

The county covers an area of 1,679.42 square kilometres (648.4 sq mi). As of 2019, its total population is 154,760, out of which the population of Bełżyce is 6,504, that of Bychawa is 4,893, and the rural population is 143,363.

Neighbouring counties

Apart from the city of Lublin, Lublin County is also bordered by Lubartów County to the north, Łęczna County, Świdnik County and Krasnystaw County to the east, Biłgoraj County and Janów Lubelski County to the south, Kraśnik County to the south-west, and Opole Lubelskie County and Puławy County to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 16 gminas (two urban-rural and 14 rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina Type Area
(km2)		 Population
(2019)[1]		 Seat
Gmina Niemce rural 141.2 19,652 Niemce
Gmina Jastków rural 113.8 14,062 Jastków
Gmina Bełżyce urban-rural 133.9 13,243 Bełżyce
Gmina Konopnica rural 92.8 13,963 Konopnica
Gmina Wólka rural 72.8 12,394 Jakubowice Murowane
Gmina Niedrzwica Duża rural 106.8 11,906 Niedrzwica Duża
Gmina Bychawa urban-rural 146.2 11,647 Bychawa
Gmina Głusk rural 64.0 11,327 Głusk[lower-alpha 1]
Gmina Garbów rural 102.4 9,063 Garbów
Gmina Strzyżewice rural 108.8 8,078 Strzyżewice
Gmina Jabłonna rural 131.0 8,044 Jabłonna
Gmina Wojciechów rural 80.9 5,977 Wojciechów
Gmina Wysokie rural 114.2 4,407 Wysokie
Gmina Krzczonów rural 128.2 4,369 Krzczonów
Gmina Borzechów rural 67.4 3,748 Borzechów
Gmina Zakrzew rural 75.4 2,880 Zakrzew
  1. Głusk is now part of Lublin, but still serves as the administrative seat of Gmina Głusk

Lublin County in the Past

The history of Lublin County as a separate administrative unit dates back to the late 15th century, when Lublin Voivodeship was carved out of eastern part of Sandomierz Voivodeship. The new voivodeship was made of three counties - Urzedow County, Lukow County and Lublin County, which had the area of 5812 sq. kilometers (as for mid-16th century). Apart from Lublin, other towns of the county were Kazimierz Dolny, Lubartow, Wawolnica, Kurow, Leczna, Konskowola, Belzyce and Parczew. Exact boundary between Urzedow and Lublin counties is difficult to establish, as it varied in different centuries.

Lublin County existed in its original form until the Partitions of Poland. It continued to exist also in the Duchy of Warsaw, Russian-controlled Congress Poland and Second Polish Republic, but its borders were subject to frequent changes, due to several administrative centers.

References
  1. GUS. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
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