Hrubieszów County
Hrubieszów County (Polish: powiat hrubieszowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland, on the border with Ukraine. It was established on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and only town is Hrubieszów, which lies 104 kilometres (65 mi) south-east of the regional capital Lublin.
Hrubieszów County Powiat hrubieszowski | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location within the voivodeship | |
| Coordinates (Hrubieszów): 50°49′N 23°53′E / 50.817°N 23.883°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lublin |
| Seat | Hrubieszów |
| Gminas | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,269.45 km2 (490.14 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 63,320 |
| • Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 17,634 |
| • Rural | 45,686 |
| Car plates | LHR |
| Website | http://www.hrubieszow.pl/starostwo |
The county covers an area of 1,269.40 square kilometres (490.1 sq mi). As of 2019, its total population is 63,320, out of which the population of Hrubieszów is 17,634 and the rural population is 45.686.[1]
Neighbouring counties edit
Hrubieszów County is bordered by Tomaszów Lubelski County to the south-west, Zamość County to the west and Chełm County to the north-west. It also borders Ukraine to the east.
Administrative division edit
The county is subdivided into eight gminas (one urban and seven rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
| Gmina | Type | Area (km2) | Population (2019) | Seat |
| Hrubieszów | urban | 33.0 | 17,634 | |
| Gmina Hrubieszów | rural | 259.2 | 10,014 | Hrubieszów * |
| Gmina Werbkowice | rural | 188.3 | 9,362 | Werbkowice |
| Gmina Mircze | rural | 233.8 | 7,065 | Mircze |
| Gmina Dołhobyczów | rural | 214.2 | 5,410 | Dołhobyczów |
| Gmina Horodło | rural | 130.3 | 5,161 | Horodło |
| Gmina Uchanie | rural | 120.8 | 4,543 | Uchanie |
| Gmina Trzeszczany | rural | 90.2 | 4,131 | Trzeszczany |
| * seat not part of the gmina | ||||
References edit
- ^ GUS. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Retrieved 2020-09-11.