Lesko County

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Lesko County
Powiat leski
PPA podkarpackie leski.svg
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates(Lesko): 49°28′28″N22°19′44″E / 49.47444°N 22.32889°E / 49.47444; 22.32889 Coordinates: 49°28′28″N22°19′44″E / 49.47444°N 22.32889°E / 49.47444; 22.32889
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship POL wojewodztwo podkarpackie flag.svg Subcarpathian
Seat Lesko
Gminas
Area
  Total834.86 km2 (322.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
  Total26,532
  Density32/km2 (82/sq mi)
   Urban
5,424
  Rural
21,108
Car plates RLS
Website http://www.powiat-leski.pl/

Lesko County (Polish : powiat leski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, south-eastern Poland, on the Slovak border. It was created in 2002 out of five gminas which previously made up the western part of Bieszczady County. Its administrative seat and only town is Lesko, which lies 67 kilometres (42 mi) south of the regional capital Rzeszów.

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The county covers an area of 834.86 square kilometres (322.3 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 26,532, out of which the population of Lesko is 5,424, and the rural population is 21,108. [1]

Neighbouring counties

Lesko County is bordered by Sanok County to the west, Przemyśl County to the north and Bieszczady County to the east. It also borders Slovakia to the south.

Administrative division

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

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Gmina Lesko urban-rural111.611,333 Lesko
Gmina Solina rural184.35,359 Solina
Gmina Olszanica rural94.04,889 Olszanica
Gmina Baligród rural158.13,176 Baligród
Gmina Cisna rural286.91,775 Cisna

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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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