Kolbuszowa County (Polish: powiat kolbuszowski) 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 only town is Kolbuszowa, which lies 30 kilometres (19 mi) north-west of the regional capital Rzeszów.
Kolbuszowa County
Powiat kolbuszowski | |
|---|---|
_-_DSC04617_v3.jpg) Kolbuszowa County Governor's Office | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location within the voivodeship | |
| Coordinates (Kolbuszowa): 50°15′N 21°46′E / 50.250°N 21.767°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship |  Subcarpathian |
| Seat | Kolbuszowa |
| Gminas | |
| Area | |
• Total | 773.93 km2 (298.82 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 62,389 |
| • Density | 81/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 9,075 |
| • Rural | 53,314 |
| Car plates | RKL |
| Website | http://www.powiat.kolbuszowski.pl/ |
The county covers an area of 773.93 square kilometres (298.8 sq mi). As of 2019[update] its total population is 62,389, out of which the population of Kolbuszowa is 9,075 and the rural population is 53,314.[1]
Neighbouring counties
editKolbuszowa County is bordered by Tarnobrzeg County and Stalowa Wola County to the north, Nisko County to the north-east, Rzeszów County to the south-east, Ropczyce-Sędziszów County to the south, and Mielec County to the west.
Administrative division
editThe county is subdivided into six gminas (one 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 Kolbuszowa | urban-rural | 170.8 | 24,795 | Kolbuszowa |
| Gmina Majdan Królewski | rural | 155.3 | 9,865 | Majdan Królewski |
| Gmina Cmolas | rural | 136.3 | 8,124 | Cmolas |
| Gmina Raniżów | rural | 96.7 | 7,047 | Raniżów |
| Gmina Dzikowiec | rural | 122.0 | 6,490 | Dzikowiec |
| Gmina Niwiska | rural | 93.0 | 6,068 | Niwiska |
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 2020-09-14.