Janów Lubelski County

Janów Lubelski County Powiat janowski
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Janów Lubelski): 50°43′N 22°25′E / 50.717°N 22.417°ECoordinates: 50°43′N 22°25′E / 50.717°N 22.417°E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lublin
Seat	Janów Lubelski
Gminas	Total 7 Gmina Batorz Gmina Chrzanów Gmina Dzwola Gmina Godziszów Gmina Janów Lubelski Gmina Modliborzyce Gmina Potok Wielki
Area
• Total	875.34 km^2 (337.97 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	47,875
• Density	55/km^2 (140/sq mi)
• Urban	11,938
• Rural	35,937
Car plates	LJA
Website	http://www.bip.powiatjanowski.pl/

Janów Lubelski County (Polish: powiat janowski) 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 only town is Janów Lubelski, which lies 60 kilometres (37 mi) south of the regional capital Lublin.

The county covers an area of 875.34 square kilometres (338.0 sq mi). As of 2006, its total population is 47,875, out of which the population of Janów Lubelski is 11,938 and the rural population is 35,937.

Neighbouring counties

Janów Lubelski County is bordered by Kraśnik County and Lublin County to the north, Biłgoraj County to the south-east, Nisko County to the south-west, and Stalowa Wola County to the west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Janów Lubelski	urban-rural	178.2	16,106	Janów Lubelski
Gmina Modliborzyce	rural	153.2	7,239	Modliborzyce
Gmina Dzwola	rural	203.1	6,664	Dzwola
Gmina Godziszów	rural	101.7	6,277	Godziszów
Gmina Potok Wielki	rural	98.3	4,954	Potok Wielki
Gmina Batorz	rural	70.8	3,518	Batorz
Gmina Chrzanów	rural	70.0	3,117	Chrzanów

References

• Polish official population figures 2006