Lubartów County (Polish: powiat lubartowski) 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 largest town is Lubartów, which lies 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of the regional capital Lublin. The county also contains the towns of Kock, lying 23 km (14 mi) north-west of Lubartów, and Ostrów Lubelski, 18 km (11 mi) east of Lubartów.

Lubartów County
Powiat lubartowski
Flag of Lubartów County
Coat of arms of Lubartów County
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Lubartów): 51°28′N 22°36′E / 51.467°N 22.600°E / 51.467; 22.600
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLublin
SeatLubartów
Gminas
Area
 • Total1,290.35 km2 (498.21 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total88,591
 • Density69/km2 (180/sq mi)
 • Urban
27,319
 • Rural
61,272
Car platesLLB
Websitehttp://www.powiatlubartowski.pl/

The county covers an area of 1,290.35 square kilometres (498.2 sq mi). As of 2019, its total population is 88,591, out of which the population of Lubartów is 21,948, that of Kock is 3,293, that of Ostrów Lubelski is 2,078, and the rural population is 61,272.[1]

Neighbouring counties

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Lubartów County is bordered by Łuków County and Radzyń Podlaski County to the north, Parczew County to the north-east, Łęczna County to the south-east, Lublin County to the south, and Puławy County and Ryki County to the west.

Administrative division

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The county is subdivided into 13 gminas (one urban, two urban-rural and 10 rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina Type Area
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Lubartów urban 13.9 21,948  
Gmina Lubartów rural 158.9 11,745 Lubartów[a]
Gmina Kamionka rural 111.9 6,481 Kamionka
Gmina Kock urban-rural 100.6 6,400 Kock
Gmina Niedźwiada rural 95.8 6,198 Niedźwiada
Gmina Firlej rural 126.4 5,909 Firlej
Gmina Michów rural 135.9 5,865 Michów
Gmina Ostrów Lubelski urban-rural 121.7 5,214 Ostrów Lubelski
Gmina Serniki rural 75.4 4,934 Serniki
Gmina Abramów rural 84.5 4,051 Abramów
Gmina Ostrówek rural 90.0 3,874 Ostrówek
Gmina Uścimów rural 108.6 3,165 Uścimów
Gmina Jeziorzany rural 66.6 2,807 Jeziorzany
  1. ^ seat not part of the gmina

References

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  1. ^ 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.