Leżajsk County

Leżajsk County
Powiat leżajski

County

Flag

Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship

Coordinates (Leżajsk): 50°16′N 22°26′E / 50.267°N 22.433°ECoordinates: 50°16′N 22°26′E / 50.267°N 22.433°E

Country

Poland

Seat

Total 5 (incl. 1 urban)

Area

• Total

583.01 km² (225.10 sq mi)

Population (2006)

• Total

69,235

• Density

120/km² (310/sq mi)

• Urban

20,583

• Rural

48,652

Car plates

RLE

Website

http://www.starostwo.lezajsk.pl

Leżajsk County (Polish: powiat leżajski) 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 Leżajsk, which lies 41 kilometres (25 mi) north-east of the regional capital Rzeszów. The only other town in the county is Nowa Sarzyna, lying 11 km (7 mi) north-west of Leżajsk.

The county covers an area of 583.01 square kilometres (225.1 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 69,235, of which the population of Leżajsk is 14,275, that of Nowa Sarzyna is 6,308, and the rural population is 48,652.

Neighbouring counties

Leżajsk County is bordered by Biłgoraj County to the north-east, Przeworsk County and Łańcut County to the south, Rzeszów County to the south-west, and Nisko County to the north-west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Nowa Sarzyna	urban-rural	144.6	21,296	Nowa Sarzyna
Gmina Leżajsk	rural	198.5	19,832	Leżajsk *
Leżajsk	urban	20.3	14,275
Gmina Grodzisko Dolne	rural	78.4	8,169	Grodzisko Dolne
Gmina Kuryłówka	rural	141.3	5,663	Kuryłówka
* seat not part of the gmina

Notable residents

Moe Drabowsky, American major league baseball pitcher

References

Polish official population figures 2006

Gminas of Leżajsk County

Seat	Leżajsk (urban gmina)

Urban-rural gmina	Gmina Nowa Sarzyna

Rural gminas	Gmina Grodzisko Dolne Gmina Kuryłówka Gmina Leżajsk

Counties of Podkarpackie Voivodeship

City counties	Rzeszów (capital) Krosno Przemyśl Tarnobrzeg

Land counties	Bieszczady Brzozów Dębica Jarosław Jasło Kolbuszowa Krosno Łańcut Lesko Leżajsk Lubaczów Mielec Nisko Przemyśl Przeworsk Ropczyce-Sędziszów Rzeszów Sanok Stalowa Wola Strzyżów Tarnobrzeg

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