Rzeszów County

Rzeszów County (Polish: powiat rzeszowski) 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 is the city of Rzeszów, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The county contains six towns: Dynów, 28 km (17 mi) south-east of Rzeszów, Boguchwała, 8 km (5 mi) south-west of Rzeszów, Głogów Małopolski, 16 km (10 mi) north of Rzeszów, Sokołów Małopolski, 24 km (15 mi) north of Rzeszów, Tyczyn, 8 km (5 mi) south of Rzeszów, and Błażowa, 17 km (11 mi) south-east of Rzeszów.

Rzeszów County
Powiat rzeszowski
County
Flag of Rzeszów County
Flag
Coat of arms of Rzeszów County
Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Rzeszów): 50°2′1″N 22°0′17″E
Country Poland
Voivodeship Subcarpathian
SeatRzeszów
Gminas
Total 14 (incl. 1 urban)
Area
 • Total1,218.8 km2 (470.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total168,614
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
 • Urban
29,118
 • Rural
139,496
Car platesRZE
Websitehttp://www.powiat.rzeszow.pl

The county covers an area of 1,218.8 square kilometres (470.6 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 168,614, out of which the population of Boguchwała is 6,179, that of Głogów Małopolski is 6,654, that of Sokołów Małopolski is 4,193, that of Tyczyn is 3,824, that of Błażowa is 2,139, and the rural population is 139,496.[1]

Neighbouring counties

Apart from the city of Rzeszów, Rzeszów County is also bordered by Nisko County to the north, Leżajsk County to the north-east, Łańcut County, Przeworsk County and Przemyśl County to the east, Brzozów County to the south, Strzyżów County to the south-west, Ropczyce-Sędziszów County to the west, and Kolbuszowa County to the north-west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina Type Area
(km2)		 Population
(2019)		 Seat
Gmina Trzebownisko rural 90.5 22,077 Trzebownisko
Gmina Boguchwała urban-rural 88.9 20,674 Boguchwała
Gmina Głogów Małopolski urban-rural 142.3 19,558 Głogów Małopolski
Gmina Sokołów Małopolski urban-rural 134.0 17,278 Sokołów Małopolski
Gmina Świlcza rural 106.6 16,120 Świlcza
Gmina Krasne rural 39.1 11,393 Krasne
Gmina Błażowa urban-rural 112.7 10,804 Błażowa
Gmina Tyczyn urban-rural 53.7 10,414 Tyczyn
Gmina Hyżne rural 50.9 7,063 Hyżne
Gmina Dynów rural 119.0 6,913 Dynów *
Gmina Chmielnik rural 52.9 6,899 Chmielnik
Gmina Kamień rural 73.2 6,855 Kamień
Gmina Lubenia rural 54.9 6,437 Lubenia
Dynów urban 24.4 6,129  
* seat not part of the gmina

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 2020-09-14.
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