Janów Lubelski County

Janów Lubelski County
Powiat janowski

County

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Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship

Coordinates (Janów Lubelski): 50°43′N 22°25′E / 50.717°N 22.417°ECoordinates: 50°43′N 22°25′E / 50.717°N 22.417°E

Country

Poland

Seat

Total 7

Area

• Total

875.34 km² (337.97 sq mi)

Population (2006)

• Total

47,875

• Density

55/km² (140/sq mi)

• Urban

11,938

• Rural

35,937

Car plates

LJA

Website

http://www.bip.powiatjanowski.pl/

Janów Lubelski County (Polish: powiat janowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland. 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 Janów Lubelski, which lies 60 kilometres (37 mi) south of the regional capital Lublin.

The county covers an area of 875.34 square kilometres (338.0 sq mi). As of 2006, its total population is 47,875, out of which the population of Janów Lubelski is 11,938 and the rural population is 35,937.

Neighbouring counties

Janów Lubelski County is bordered by Kraśnik County and Lublin County to the north, Biłgoraj County to the south-east, Nisko County to the south-west, and Stalowa Wola County to the west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Janów Lubelski	urban-rural	178.2	16,106	Janów Lubelski
Gmina Modliborzyce	rural	153.2	7,239	Modliborzyce
Gmina Dzwola	rural	203.1	6,664	Dzwola
Gmina Godziszów	rural	101.7	6,277	Godziszów
Gmina Potok Wielki	rural	98.3	4,954	Potok Wielki
Gmina Batorz	rural	70.8	3,518	Batorz
Gmina Chrzanów	rural	70.0	3,117	Chrzanów

References

Polish official population figures 2006

Janów Lubelski County

Seat	Janów Lubelski

Urban-rural gmina	Gmina Janów Lubelski

Rural gminas	Gmina Batorz Gmina Chrzanów Gmina Dzwola Gmina Godziszów Gmina Modliborzyce Gmina Potok Wielki

Counties of Lublin Voivodeship

City counties	Lublin (capital) Biała Podlaska Chełm Zamość

Land counties	Biała Podlaska Biłgoraj Chełm Hrubieszów Janów Lubelski Kraśnik Krasnystaw Łęczna Lubartów Lublin Łuków Opole Lubelskie Parczew Puławy Radzyń Podlaski Ryki Świdnik Tomaszów Lubelski Włodawa Zamość

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