Kolbuszowa County




County in Subcarpathian, Poland























































Kolbuszowa County


Powiat kolbuszowski

County

Kolbuszowa County Governor's Office
Kolbuszowa County Governor's Office





Flag of Kolbuszowa County
Flag

Coat of arms of Kolbuszowa County
Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship

Coordinates (Kolbuszowa): 50°15′N 21°46′E / 50.250°N 21.767°E / 50.250; 21.767Coordinates: 50°15′N 21°46′E / 50.250°N 21.767°E / 50.250; 21.767
Country
 Poland
Voivodeship
POL województwo podkarpackie flag.svg Subcarpathian
Seat Kolbuszowa
Gminas
Area

 • Total 773.93 km2 (298.82 sq mi)
Population
(2006)

 • Total 61,399
 • Density 79/km2 (210/sq mi)
 • Urban

9,172
 • Rural

52,227
Car plates RKL
Website http://www.powiat.kolbuszowski.pl/

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.


The county covers an area of 773.93 square kilometres (298.8 sq mi). As of 2006[update] its total population is 61,399, out of which the population of Kolbuszowa is 9,172 and the rural population is 52,227.



Neighbouring counties


Kolbuszowa 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


The 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
(2006)


Seat

Gmina Kolbuszowa
urban-rural
170.6
24,486

Kolbuszowa

Gmina Majdan Królewski
rural
155.8
9,634

Majdan Królewski

Gmina Cmolas
rural
134.1
7,874

Cmolas

Gmina Raniżów
rural
96.8
7,185

Raniżów

Gmina Dzikowiec
rural
121.7
6,440

Dzikowiec

Gmina Niwiska
rural
95.2
5,780

Niwiska


References


  • Polish official population figures 2006










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