Ropczyce-Sędziszów County




County in Subcarpathian, Poland























































Ropczyce-Sędziszów County


Powiat ropczycko-sędziszowski

County



Flag of Ropczyce-Sędziszów County
Flag


Coat of arms of Ropczyce-Sędziszów County
Coat of arms



Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship


Division into gminas
Division into gminas

Coordinates (Ropczyce): 50°5′10″N 21°38′0″E / 50.08611°N 21.63333°E / 50.08611; 21.63333Coordinates: 50°5′10″N 21°38′0″E / 50.08611°N 21.63333°E / 50.08611; 21.63333
Country
 Poland
Voivodeship
POL województwo podkarpackie flag.svg Subcarpathian
Seat Ropczyce
Gminas
Area

 • Total 548.89 km2 (211.93 sq mi)
Population
(2006)

 • Total 71,220
 • Density 130/km2 (340/sq mi)
 • Urban

22,166
 • Rural

49,054
Car plates RRS
Website http://www.powiat.ropczyce.rze.pl/

Ropczyce-Sędziszów County (Polish: powiat ropczycko-sędziszowski) 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 largest town is Ropczyce, which lies 28 kilometres (17 mi) west of the regional capital Rzeszów. The only other town in the county is Sędziszów Małopolski, lying 6 km (4 mi) east of Ropczyce.


The county covers an area of 548.89 square kilometres (211.9 sq mi). As of 2006[update] its total population is 71,220, out of which the population of Ropczyce is 15,045, that of Sędziszów Małopolski is 7,121, and the rural population is 49,054.



Neighbouring counties


Ropczyce-Sędziszów County is bordered by Mielec County and Kolbuszowa County to the north, Rzeszów County to the east, Strzyżów County to the south, and Dębica County to the west.



Administrative division


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














































Gmina

Type

Area
(km²)


Population
(2006)


Seat

Gmina Ropczyce
urban-rural
139.0
26,008

Ropczyce

Gmina Sędziszów Małopolski
urban-rural
154.3
22,670

Sędziszów Małopolski

Gmina Wielopole Skrzyńskie
rural
93.4
8,380

Wielopole Skrzyńskie

Gmina Iwierzyce
rural
65.6
7,354

Iwierzyce

Gmina Ostrów
rural
96.6
6,808

Ostrów


References


  • Polish official population figures 2006










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