Hrubieszów County




County in Lublin, Poland






















































Hrubieszów County
Powiat hrubieszowski
County

Coat of arms of Hrubieszów County
Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship

Coordinates (Hrubieszów): 50°49′N 23°53′E / 50.817°N 23.883°E / 50.817; 23.883Coordinates: 50°49′N 23°53′E / 50.817°N 23.883°E / 50.817; 23.883
Country
 Poland
Voivodeship Lublin
Seat Hrubieszów
Gminas
Area
 • Total 1,269.45 km2 (490.14 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 68,822
 • Density 54/km2 (140/sq mi)
 • Urban
18,617
 • Rural
50,205
Car plates LHR
Website http://www.hrubieszow.pl/starostwo

Hrubieszów County (Polish: powiat hrubieszowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland, on the border with Ukraine. 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 Hrubieszów, which lies 104 kilometres (65 mi) south-east of the regional capital Lublin.


The county covers an area of 1,269.45 square kilometres (490.1 sq mi). As of 2006, its total population is 68,822, out of which the population of Hrubieszów is 18,617 and the rural population is 50,205.



Neighbouring counties


Hrubieszów County is bordered by Tomaszów Lubelski County to the south-west, Zamość County to the west and Chełm County to the north-west. It also borders Ukraine to the east.



Administrative division


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




































































Gmina

Type

Area
(km²)


Population
(2006)


Seat

Hrubieszów
urban
33.0
18,617
 

Gmina Hrubieszów
rural
259.2
10,875

Hrubieszów *

Gmina Werbkowice
rural
188.3
10,111

Werbkowice

Gmina Mircze
rural
233.8
7,780

Mircze

Gmina Dołhobyczów
rural
214.2
6,100

Dołhobyczów

Gmina Horodło
rural
130.3
5,689

Horodło

Gmina Uchanie
rural
120.8
5,009

Uchanie

Gmina Trzeszczany
rural
90.2
4,641

Trzeszczany
* seat not part of the gmina


References


  • Polish official population figures 2006











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