Janów County
Janów County
Powiat janowski | |
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Przanowski Manor in Potoczek Saint Stanislaus church in Modliborzyce County Office in Janów Lubelski Minina River in Dąbrówka Aerial view of Janów Lubelski | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location within the voivodeship | |
| Coordinates (Janów Lubelski): 50°43′N 22°25′E / 50.717°N 22.417°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lublin |
| Seat | Janów Lubelski |
| Gminas | |
| Area | |
• Total | 875.34 km2 (337.97 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 44,383 |
| • Density | 50.704/km2 (131.32/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 11,901 |
| • Rural | 32,482 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Car plates | LJA |
| Website | www |
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Janów 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 is Janów Lubelski, and the two towns are Janów Lubelski and Modliborzyce, 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 2019, its total population is 44,383, out of which the population of Janów Lubelski is 11,901 and the rural population is 32,482.[1]
Neighbouring counties
[edit]Janów 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
[edit]The county is subdivided into seven gminas (two urban-rural and five rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
| Gmina | Type | Area (km2) |
Population (2019) |
Seat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gmina Janów Lubelski | urban-rural | 178.2 | 15,916 | Janów Lubelski |
| Gmina Dzwola | rural | 203.1 | 6,271 | Dzwola |
| Gmina Godziszów | rural | 101.7 | 5,811 | Godziszów |
| Gmina Modliborzyce | urban-rural | 153.2 | 5,509 | Modliborzyce |
| Gmina Potok Wielki | rural | 98.3 | 4,655 | Potok Wielki |
| Gmina Batorz | rural | 70.8 | 3,288 | Batorz |
| Gmina Chrzanów | rural | 70.0 | 2,933 | Chrzanów |
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.
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