Kraśnik County





County in Lublin, Poland






















































Kraśnik County


Powiat kraśnicki

County




Flag of Kraśnik County
Flag

Coat of arms of Kraśnik County
Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship

Coordinates (Kraśnik): 50°55′N 22°13′E / 50.917°N 22.217°E / 50.917; 22.217Coordinates: 50°55′N 22°13′E / 50.917°N 22.217°E / 50.917; 22.217
Country
 Poland
Voivodeship Lublin
Seat Kraśnik
Gminas
Area

 • Total 1,005.34 km2 (388.16 sq mi)
Population
(2006)

 • Total 99,770
 • Density 99/km2 (260/sq mi)
 • Urban

38,762
 • Rural

61,008
Car plates LKR
Website http://www.powiatkrasnicki.pl

Kraśnik County (Polish: powiat kraśnicki) 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 and largest town is Kraśnik, which lies 45 kilometres (28 mi) south-west of the regional capital Lublin. The only other town in the county is Annopol, lying 25 km (16 mi) west of Kraśnik.


The county covers an area of 1,005.34 square kilometres (388.2 sq mi). As of 2006, its total population is 99,770, out of which the population of Kraśnik is 36,072, that of Annopol is 2,690, and the rural population is 61,008.



Neighbouring counties


Kraśnik County is bordered by Lublin County to the north-east, Janów Lubelski County and Stalowa Wola County to the south, Sandomierz County to the south-west, Opatów County to the west, and Opole Lubelskie County to the north-west.



Administrative division


The county is subdivided into 10 gminas (one urban, one urban-rural and eight rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.


















































































Gmina

Type

Area
(km2)


Population
(2006)


Seat

Kraśnik
urban
25.3
36,072
 

Gmina Annopol
urban-rural
151.1
9,359

Annopol

Gmina Urzędów
rural
119.1
8,905

Urzędów

Gmina Gościeradów
rural
158.6
7,367

Gościeradów

Gmina Kraśnik
rural
105.4
6,994

Kraśnik *

Gmina Trzydnik Duży
rural
104.7
6,947

Trzydnik Duży

Gmina Zakrzówek
rural
99.1
6,935

Zakrzówek

Gmina Szastarka
rural
73.5
6,236

Szastarka

Gmina Wilkołaz
rural
81.9
5,554

Wilkołaz

Gmina Dzierzkowice
rural
86.8
5,401

Dzierzkowice
* seat not part of the gmina


External links



  • Official Kraśnik County website

  • Kraśnik County information in English

  • Kraśnik Internet Forum LKR.pl



References


  • Polish official population figures 2006











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