Lublin County Explained

Lublin County
Native Name:Powiat lubelski
Settlement Type:County
Total Type:Total
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Poland
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Area Total Km2:1679.42
Population Total:154760
Population As Of:2019[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:11397
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:143363
Coor Pinpoint:Lublin
Coordinates:51.2481°N 22.5703°W
Seat:Lublin
Parts Type:Gminas
Parts:Total 16
P1:Gmina Bełżyce
P2:Gmina Borzechów
P3:Gmina Bychawa
P4:Gmina Garbów
P5:Gmina Głusk
P6:Gmina Jabłonna
P7:Gmina Jastków
P8:Gmina Konopnica
P9:Gmina Krzczonów
P10:Gmina Niedrzwica Duża
P11:Gmina Niemce
P12:Gmina Strzyżewice
P13:Gmina Wojciechów
P14:Gmina Wólka
P15:Gmina Wysokie
P16:Gmina Zakrzew
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:LUB
Website:http://www.powiat.lublin.pl

Lublin County (Polish: Powiat Lubelski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland. It was established on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Lublin, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The only towns in Lublin County are Bełżyce, which lies 230NaN0 west of Lublin, and Bychawa, 260NaN0 south of Lublin.

The county covers an area of 1679.42km2. As of 2019, its total population is 154,760, out of which the population of Bełżyce is 6,504, that of Bychawa is 4,893, and the rural population is 143,363.

Neighbouring counties

Apart from the city of Lublin, Lublin County is also bordered by Lubartów County to the north, Łęczna County, Świdnik County and Krasnystaw County to the east, Biłgoraj County and Janów Lubelski County to the south, Kraśnik County to the south-west, and Opole Lubelskie County and Puławy County to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 16 gminas (two urban-rural and 14 rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Gmina Niemcerural141.219,652Niemce
Gmina Jastkówrural113.814,062Jastków
Gmina Bełżyceurban-rural133.913,243Bełżyce
Gmina Konopnicarural92.813,963Konopnica
Gmina Wólkarural72.812,394Jakubowice Murowane
Gmina Niedrzwica Dużarural106.811,906Niedrzwica Duża
Gmina Bychawaurban-rural146.211,647Bychawa
Gmina Głuskrural64.011,327Głusk
Gmina Garbówrural102.49,063Garbów
Gmina Strzyżewicerural108.88,078Strzyżewice
Gmina Jabłonnarural131.08,044Jabłonna
Gmina Wojciechówrural80.95,977Wojciechów
Gmina Wysokierural114.24,407Wysokie
Gmina Krzczonówrural128.24,369Krzczonów
Gmina Borzechówrural67.43,748Borzechów
Gmina Zakrzewrural75.42,880Zakrzew

Lublin County in the Past

The history of Lublin County as a separate administrative unit dates back to the late 15th century, when Lublin Voivodeship was carved out of eastern part of Sandomierz Voivodeship. The new voivodeship was made of three counties - Urzedow County, Lukow County and Lublin County, which had the area of 5812 sq. kilometers (as for mid-16th century). Apart from Lublin, other towns of the county were Kazimierz Dolny, Lubartow, Wawolnica, Kurow, Leczna, Konskowola, Belzyce and Parczew. Exact boundary between Urzedow and Lublin counties is difficult to pin down, as it has varied in different centuries.

Lublin County existed in its original form until the 18th-century forced Partitions of Poland. It continued to exist also in the Duchy of Warsaw, Russian-controlled Congress Poland and Second Polish Republic, but its borders were subject to frequent changes, due to several administrative centers.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GUS. Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June. 2020-09-11. stat.gov.pl. en.