Lipsko County

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Lipsko County
Powiat lipski
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Location within the voivodeship
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Division into gminas
Coordinates(Lipsko): 51°9′24″N21°39′27″E / 51.15667°N 21.65750°E / 51.15667; 21.65750
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship Masovian
Seat Lipsko
Gminas
Area
  Total747.58 km2 (288.64 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
  Total34,028
  Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)
   Urban
5,501
  Rural
28,527
Car plates WLI
Website http://www.powiatlipsko.pl/

Lipsko County (Polish : powiat lipski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central 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 Lipsko, which lies 127 kilometres (79 mi) south of Warsaw. The only other town in this county is Solec nad Wisłą.

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The county covers an area of 747.58 square kilometres (288.6 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 34,028, out of which the population of Lipsko is 5,501 and the rural population is 28,527. [1]

Neighbouring provinces

Lipsko County is bordered by Zwoleń County to the north, Opole Lubelskie County to the east, Opatów County to the south, Ostrowiec County to the south-west, Starachowice County to the west and Radom County to the north-west.

Administrative division

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

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Gmina Lipsko urban-rural135.211,057 Lipsko
Gmina Sienno rural147.25,824 Sienno
Gmina Ciepielów rural135.35,543 Ciepielów
Gmina Solec nad Wisłą rural137.44,895 Solec nad Wisłą
Gmina Rzeczniów rural103.74,376 Rzeczniów
Gmina Chotcza rural88.82,333 Chotcza

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References

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