Łańcut County

Łańcut County Powiat łańcucki
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Łańcut):
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Subcarpathian
Seat	Łańcut
Gminas	Total 7 (incl. 1 urban) Łańcut Gmina Białobrzegi Gmina Czarna Gmina Łańcut Gmina Markowa Gmina Rakszawa Gmina Żołynia
Area
• Total	451.95 km2 (174.50 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	77,710
• Density	170/km2 (450/sq mi)
• Urban	18,067
• Rural	59,643
Car plates	RLA
Website	http://www.powiat-lancut.com.pl

Łańcut County (Polish: powiat łańcucki) 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 Łańcut, site of the famous Łańcut Castle, lying 17 kilometres (11 mi) east of the regional capital Rzeszów.

The county covers an area of 451.95 square kilometres (174.5 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 77,710, out of which the population of Łańcut is 18,067 and the rural population is 59,643.

Neighbouring counties

Łańcut County is bordered by Leżajsk County to the north, Przeworsk County to the east, and Rzeszów County to the west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Łańcut	rural	106.7	20,313	Łańcut *
Łańcut	urban	19.4	18,067
Gmina Czarna	rural	78.1	10,779	Czarna
Gmina Białobrzegi	rural	56.1	8,078	Białobrzegi
Gmina Rakszawa	rural	66.4	7,170	Rakszawa
Gmina Żołynia	rural	56.8	6,664	Żołynia
Gmina Markowa	rural	68.5	6,639	Markowa
* seat not part of the gmina

References

• Polish official population figures 2006