Puławy County

Puławy County (Polish: powiat puławski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland. It was first established in 1867,[1] but its current borders were established on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Puławy, which lies 46 kilometres (29 mi) north-west of the regional capital Lublin. The county also contains the towns of Nałęczów, lying 23 km (14 mi) south-east of Puławy, and Kazimierz Dolny, 11 km (7 mi) south of Puławy.

Puławy County

Powiat puławski
County
Flag
Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Puławy): 51°25′N 21°58′E
Country Poland
Voivodeship Lublin
SeatPuławy
Gminas
Area
 • Total933 km2 (360 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total116,829
 • Density130/km2 (320/sq mi)
 • Urban
57,654
 • Rural
59,175
Car platesLPU
Websitehttp://www.pulawy.powiat.pl/

The county covers an area of 933 square kilometres (360.2 sq mi). In 2006, its total population was 116,829, including 49,839 in Puławy, 4,243 in Nałęczów, 3,572 in Kazimierz Dolny and a rural population of 59,175.

Neighbouring counties

Puławy County is bordered by Ryki County to the north, Lubartów County and Lublin County to the east, Opole Lubelskie County to the south, Zwoleń County to the west, and Kozienice County to the north-west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 11 gminas (one urban, two urban-rural and eight rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina Type Area
(km²)		 Population
(2006)[2]		 Population
(2011)[3]		 Seat
Puławy urban 50.5 49,839 49,793  
Gmina Puławy rural 160.8 11,172 11,703 Puławy *
Gmina Nałęczów urban-rural 62.9 9,502 9,328 Nałęczów
Gmina Końskowola rural 89.6 9,050 9,048 Końskowola
Gmina Kurów rural 101.3 7,892 7,827 Kurów
Gmina Kazimierz Dolny urban-rural 72.5 7,018 6,977 Kazimierz Dolny
Gmina Żyrzyn rural 128.7 6,588 6,584 Żyrzyn
Gmina Wąwolnica rural 62.2 4,936 4,863 Wąwolnica
Gmina Baranów rural 85.0 4,228 4,118 Baranów
Gmina Janowiec rural 79.0 3,594 3,673 Janowiec
Gmina Markuszów rural 40.4 3,010 3,070 Markuszów
TOTAL 932.9 116,829 116,984
* seat not part of the gmina

References
    1. Wschodni, Dziennik (17 June 2017). "Powiat puławski ma 150 lat. Wręczyli odznaki za zasługi". Dziennik Wschodni (in Polish). Retrieved 26 June 2020.
    2. Official population figures, 2006
    3. Official population figures, 2011 (in Polish)
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