Przeworsk County

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Przeworsk County
Powiat przeworski
POL powiat przeworski flag.svg
POL powiat przeworski COA.svg
PPA podkarpackie przeworski.svg
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates(Przeworsk): 50°4′N22°30′E / 50.067°N 22.500°E / 50.067; 22.500
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship POL wojewodztwo podkarpackie flag.svg Subcarpathian
Seat Przeworsk
Gminas
Area
  Total698.35 km2 (269.63 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
  Total78,354
  Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
   Urban
20,663
  Rural
57,691
Car plates RPZ
Website http://www.powiat.przeworsk.pl

Przeworsk County (Polish : powiat przeworski) 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 Przeworsk, which lies 36 kilometres (22 mi) east of the regional capital Rzeszów. The county also contains the towns of Kańczuga, lying 11 km (7 mi) south-west of Przeworsk, and Sieniawa, 15 km (9 mi) north-east of Przeworsk.

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The county covers an area of 698.35 square kilometres (269.6 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 78,354, out of which the population of Przeworsk is 15,356, that of Kańczuga is 3,167, that of Sieniawa is 2,140, and the rural population is 57,691. [1]

Neighbouring counties

Przeworsk County is bordered by Biłgoraj County to the north, Lubaczów County and Jarosław County to the east, Przemyśl County to the south, Rzeszów County to the south-west, and Łańcut County and Leżajsk County to the west.

Administrative division

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

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Przeworsk urban22.015,356 
Gmina Przeworsk rural91.014,878 Przeworsk *
Gmina Kańczuga urban-rural105.212,329 Kańczuga
Gmina Tryńcza rural70.68,472 Tryńcza
Gmina Zarzecze rural49.27,201 Zarzecze
Gmina Sieniawa urban-rural127.37,005 Sieniawa
Gmina Jawornik Polski rural62.94,444 Jawornik Polski
Gmina Gać rural36.04,608 Gać
Gmina Adamówka rural134.34,061 Adamówka
* seat not part of the gmina

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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.