Zamość County

Zamość County
Powiat zamojski
County
Flag of Zamość County
Flag
Coat of arms of Zamość County
Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Zamość): 50°43′14″N 23°15′31″E / 50.72056°N 23.25861°E / 50.72056; 23.25861
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLublin
SeatZamość
Gminas
Total 15
Area
 • Total
1,872.27 km2 (722.89 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total
107,441
 • Density57/km2 (150/sq mi)
 • Urban
11,257
 • Rural
96,184
Car platesLZA
Websitehttp://www.starostwo.zamosc.pl/

Zamość County (Polish: powiat zamojski) 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 Zamość, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The county contains three towns: Szczebrzeszyn, which lies 21 km (13 mi) west of Zamość, Zwierzyniec, which lies 24 km (15 mi) south-west of Zamość, and Krasnobród, 22 km (14 mi) south of Zamość.

The county covers an area of 1,872.27 square kilometres (722.9 sq mi). As of 2019, its total population is 107,441, including a population of 4,991 in Szczebrzeszyn, 3,175 in Zwierzyniec, 3,091 in Krasnobród, and a rural population of 96,184.[1]

Neighbouring counties

Apart from the city of Zamość, Zamość County is also bordered by Krasnystaw County and Chełm County to the north, Hrubieszów County to the east, Tomaszów Lubelski County to the south, and Biłgoraj County to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 15 gminas (three urban-rural and 12 rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina Type Area
(km2) 		Population
(2019) 		Seat
Gmina Zamość rural 197.0 23,166 Zamość[a]
Gmina Szczebrzeszyn urban-rural 123.2 11,177 Szczebrzeszyn
Gmina Krasnobród urban-rural 124.9 7,089 Krasnobród
Gmina Sitno rural 112.1 6,766 Sitno
Gmina Zwierzyniec urban-rural 156.8 6,740 Zwierzyniec
Gmina Łabunie rural 87.5 6,209 Łabunie
Gmina Miączyn rural 155.9 5,787 Miączyn
Gmina Radecznica rural 109.8 5,673 Radecznica
Gmina Adamów rural 110.6 5,594 Adamów
Gmina Nielisz rural 113.2 5,455 Nielisz
Gmina Stary Zamość rural 97.2 5,203 Stary Zamość
Gmina Skierbieszów rural 139.2 5,132 Skierbieszów
Gmina Komarów-Osada rural 122.8 4,968 Komarów-Osada
Gmina Sułów rural 93.5 4,494 Sułów
Gmina Grabowiec rural 128.9 3,988 Grabowiec
  1. ^ seat not part of the gmina

References

  1. ^ GUS. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Retrieved 2020-09-14.



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