Przemyśl County Explained

Przemyśl County (pl|powiat przemyski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, south-eastern Poland, on the border with Ukraine. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Przemyśl, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county).

The county covers an area of 1213.73km2. As of 2019 its total population is 74,234.^[1]

Neighbouring counties

Apart from the city of Przemyśl, Przemyśl County is also bordered by Bieszczady County to the south, Lesko County to the south-west, Sanok County, Brzozów County and Rzeszów County to the west, and Przeworsk County and Jarosław County to the north. It also borders Ukraine to the east.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 10 gminas. These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km2)	Population (2019)	Seat
Gmina Żurawica	rural	95.4	12,984	Żurawica
Gmina Przemyśl	rural	108.4	10,628	Przemyśl *
Gmina Dubiecko	urban-rural	154.3	9,186	Dubiecko
Gmina Orły	rural	70.1	8,882	Orły
Gmina Bircza	rural	254.5	6,582	Bircza
Gmina Medyka	rural	60.7	6,546	Medyka
Gmina Fredropol	rural	159.7	5,514	Fredropol
Gmina Krasiczyn	rural	127.2	5,188	Krasiczyn
Gmina Krzywcza	rural	94.5	4,843	Krzywcza
Gmina Stubno	rural	89.1	3,881	Stubno
seat not part of the gmina

Notes and References

1. Web site: GUS. Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June. 2020-09-14. stat.gov.pl. en.