Przeworsk County





County in Subcarpathian, Poland






















































Przeworsk County


Powiat przeworski

County




Flag of Przeworsk County
Flag

Coat of arms of Przeworsk County
Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship

Coordinates (Przeworsk): 50°4′N 22°30′E / 50.067°N 22.500°E / 50.067; 22.500Coordinates: 50°4′N 22°30′E / 50.067°N 22.500°E / 50.067; 22.500
Country
 Poland
Voivodeship
POL województwo podkarpackie flag.svg Subcarpathian
Seat Przeworsk
Gminas
Area

 • Total 698.35 km2 (269.63 sq mi)
Population
(2006)

 • Total 78,691
 • Density 110/km2 (290/sq mi)
 • Urban

21,023
 • Rural

57,668
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.


The county covers an area of 698.35 square kilometres (269.6 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 78,691, out of which the population of Przeworsk is 15,747, that of Kańczuga is 3,211, that of Sieniawa is 2,065, and the rural population is 57,668.



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.











































































Gmina

Type

Area
(km²)


Population
(2006)


Seat

Przeworsk
urban
22.0
15,747
 

Gmina Przeworsk
rural
91.0
14,479

Przeworsk *

Gmina Kańczuga
urban-rural
105.2
12,726

Kańczuga

Gmina Tryńcza
rural
70.6
8,186

Tryńcza

Gmina Zarzecze
rural
49.2
7,174

Zarzecze

Gmina Sieniawa
urban-rural
127.3
6,806

Sieniawa

Gmina Jawornik Polski
rural
62.9
4,803

Jawornik Polski

Gmina Gać
rural
36.0
4,562

Gać

Gmina Adamówka
rural
134.3
4,208

Adamówka
* seat not part of the gmina


References


  • Polish official population figures 2006











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