Lubliniec County

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Lubliniec County
Powiat lubliniecki
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Location within the voivodeship
Powiat lubliniecki.svg
Division into gminas
Coordinates(Lubliniec): 50°41′N18°41′E / 50.683°N 18.683°E / 50.683; 18.683
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship Silesian
Seat Lubliniec
Gminas
Area
  Total822.13 km2 (317.43 sq mi)
Population
 (2019-06-30 [1] )
  Total76,470
  Density93/km2 (240/sq mi)
   Urban
28,089
  Rural
48,381
Car plates SLU
Website http://www.lubliniec.starostwo.gov.pl/

Lubliniec County (Polish : powiat lubliniecki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Silesian Voivodeship, southern 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 Lubliniec, which lies 54 kilometres (34 mi) north-west of the regional capital Katowice. The only other town in the county is Woźniki, lying 45 km (28 mi) north-east of Lubliniec.

Contents

The county covers an area of 822.13 square kilometres (317.4 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 76,470, out of which the population of Lubliniec is 23,784, that of Woźniki is 4,305, and the rural population is 48,381.

Neighbouring counties

Lubliniec County is bordered by Kłobuck County to the north-east, Częstochowa County and Myszków County to the east, Tarnowskie Góry County to the south, Strzelce County to the south-west, and Olesno County to the north-west.

Administrative division

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

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Lubliniec urban89.823,784 
Gmina Koszęcin rural129.011,842 Koszęcin
Gmina Woźniki urban-rural127.09,598 Woźniki
Gmina Ciasna rural134.27,467 Ciasna
Gmina Kochanowice rural79.76,925 Kochanowice
Gmina Herby rural50.56,808 Herby
Gmina Pawonków rural118.76,630 Pawonków
Gmina Boronów rural56.03,416 Boronów

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