Parczew County

Parczew County Powiat parczewski
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Parczew): 51°38′N 22°52′E / 51.633°N 22.867°ECoordinates: 51°38′N 22°52′E / 51.633°N 22.867°E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lublin
Seat	Parczew
Gminas	Total 7 Gmina Dębowa Kłoda Gmina Jabłoń Gmina Milanów Gmina Parczew Gmina Podedwórze Gmina Siemień Gmina Sosnowica
Area
• Total	952.62 km^2 (367.81 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	36,512
• Density	38/km^2 (99/sq mi)
• Urban	10,281
• Rural	26,231
Car plates	LPA
Website	http://www.parczew.pl

Parczew County (Polish: powiat parczewski) 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 Parczew, which lies 48 kilometres (30 mi) north-east of the regional capital Lublin.

The county covers an area of 952.62 square kilometres (367.8 sq mi). As of 2006, its total population is 36,512, including 10,281 in Parczew and a rural population of 26,231.

Neighbouring counties

Parczew County is bordered by Biała Podlaska County to the north, Włodawa County to the east, Łęczna County to the south, Lubartów County to the south-west and Radzyń Podlaski County to the north-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 Parczew	urban-rural	146.2	14,852	Parczew
Gmina Siemień	rural	110.9	4,825	Siemień
Gmina Jabłoń	rural	111.0	4,177	Jabłoń
Gmina Milanów	rural	116.6	4,174	Milanów
Gmina Dębowa Kłoda	rural	188.3	3,991	Dębowa Kłoda
Gmina Sosnowica	rural	172.4	2,645	Sosnowica
Gmina Podedwórze	rural	107.2	1,848	Podedwórze

References

• Polish official population figures 2006