Nisko County

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Nisko County
Powiat niżański
POL powiat nizanski flag.svg
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PPA podkarpackie nizanski.svg
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates(Nisko): 50°32′N22°8′E / 50.533°N 22.133°E / 50.533; 22.133
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship POL wojewodztwo podkarpackie flag.svg Subcarpathian
Seat Nisko
Gminas
Area
  Total785.58 km2 (303.31 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
  Total66,699
  Density85/km2 (220/sq mi)
   Urban
23,456
  Rural
43,243
Car plates RNI
Website http://www.powiat-nisko.pl

Nisko County (Polish : powiat niżański) 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 and largest town is Nisko, which lies 57 kilometres (35 mi) north of the regional capital Rzeszów. The county also contains the towns of Rudnik nad Sanem, lying 13 km (8 mi) south-east of Nisko, and Ulanów, 11 km (7 mi) east of Nisko.

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The county covers an area of 785.58 square kilometres (303.3 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 66,699, out of which the population of Nisko is 15,324, that of Rudnik nad Sanem is 6,710, that of Ulanów is 1,422, and the rural population is 43,243. [1]

Neighbouring counties

Nisko County is bordered by Janów Lubelski County to the north-east, Biłgoraj County to the east, Leżajsk County to the south-east, Rzeszów County to the south, Kolbuszowa County to the south-west and Stalowa Wola County to the north-west.

Administrative division

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

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Gmina Nisko urban-rural142.422,381 Nisko
Gmina Jeżowe rural123.810,155 Jeżowe
Gmina Rudnik nad Sanem urban-rural78.710,121 Rudnik nad Sanem
Gmina Ulanów urban-rural119.68,278 Ulanów
Gmina Harasiuki rural168.36,103 Harasiuki
Gmina Jarocin rural90.45,390 Jarocin
Gmina Krzeszów rural62.44,271 Krzeszów

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References

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