Rzeszów County | |
Native Name: | Powiat rzeszowski |
Settlement Type: | County |
Total Type: | Total |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Subcarpathian |
Area Total Km2: | 1218.8 |
Population Total: | 168,614 |
Population As Of: | 2019 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Urban: | 29118 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Rural |
Population Blank1: | 139496 |
Coor Pinpoint: | Rzeszów |
Coordinates: | 50.0336°N 22.0047°W |
Seat: | Rzeszów |
Parts Type: | Gminas |
Parts: | Total 14 (incl. 1 urban) |
P1: | Dynów |
P2: | Gmina Błażowa |
P3: | Gmina Boguchwała |
P4: | Gmina Chmielnik |
P5: | Gmina Dynów |
P6: | Gmina Głogów Małopolski |
P7: | Gmina Hyżne |
P8: | Gmina Kamień |
P9: | Gmina Krasne |
P10: | Gmina Lubenia |
P11: | Gmina Sokołów Małopolski |
P12: | Gmina Świlcza |
P13: | Gmina Trzebownisko |
P14: | Gmina Tyczyn |
Blank Name: | Car plates |
Blank Info: | RZE |
Website: | http://www.powiat.rzeszow.pl |
Rzeszów County (pl|powiat rzeszowski) 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 is the city of Rzeszów, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The county contains six towns: Dynów, 280NaN0 south-east of Rzeszów, Boguchwała, 80NaN0 south-west of Rzeszów, Głogów Małopolski, 160NaN0 north of Rzeszów, Sokołów Małopolski, 240NaN0 north of Rzeszów, Tyczyn, 80NaN0 south of Rzeszów, and Błażowa, 170NaN0 south-east of Rzeszów.
The county covers an area of 1218.8km2. As of 2019 its total population is 168,614, out of which the population of Boguchwała is 6,179, that of Głogów Małopolski is 6,654, that of Sokołów Małopolski is 4,193, that of Tyczyn is 3,824, that of Błażowa is 2,139, and the rural population is 139,496.[1]
Apart from the city of Rzeszów, Rzeszów County is also bordered by Nisko County to the north, Leżajsk County to the north-east, Łańcut County, Przeworsk County and Przemyśl County to the east, Brzozów County to the south, Strzyżów County to the south-west, Ropczyce-Sędziszów County to the west, and Kolbuszowa County to the north-west.
The county is subdivided into 14 gminas (one urban, five urban-rural and eight rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
Gmina | Type | Area (km2) | Population (2019) | Seat |
Gmina Trzebownisko | rural | 90.5 | 22,077 | Trzebownisko |
Gmina Boguchwała | urban-rural | 88.9 | 20,674 | Boguchwała |
Gmina Głogów Małopolski | urban-rural | 142.3 | 19,558 | Głogów Małopolski |
Gmina Sokołów Małopolski | urban-rural | 134.0 | 17,278 | Sokołów Małopolski |
Gmina Świlcza | rural | 106.6 | 16,120 | Świlcza |
Gmina Krasne | rural | 39.1 | 11,393 | Krasne |
Gmina Błażowa | urban-rural | 112.7 | 10,804 | Błażowa |
Gmina Tyczyn | urban-rural | 53.7 | 10,414 | Tyczyn |
Gmina Hyżne | rural | 50.9 | 7,063 | Hyżne |
Gmina Dynów | rural | 119.0 | 6,913 | Dynów * |
Gmina Chmielnik | rural | 52.9 | 6,899 | Chmielnik |
Gmina Kamień | rural | 73.2 | 6,855 | Kamień |
Gmina Lubenia | rural | 54.9 | 6,437 | Lubenia |
Dynów | urban | 24.4 | 6,129 | |
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