Włodawa County

Włodawa County Powiat włodawski
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Włodawa): 51°33′N 23°33′E / 51.550°N 23.550°ECoordinates: 51°33′N 23°33′E / 51.550°N 23.550°E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lublin
Seat	Włodawa
Gminas	Total 8 (incl. 1 urban) Włodawa Gmina Hanna Gmina Hańsk Gmina Stary Brus Gmina Urszulin Gmina Włodawa Gmina Wola Uhruska Gmina Wyryki
Area
• Total	1,256.27 km^2 (485.05 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	40,052
• Density	32/km^2 (83/sq mi)
• Urban	13,630
• Rural	26,422
Car plates	LWL
Website	http://www.powiat.wlodawa.pl

Włodawa County (Polish: powiat włodawski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland, on the border with Ukraine and Belarus. 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 Włodawa, which lies 76 kilometres (47 mi) north-east of the regional capital Lublin.

The county covers an area of 1,256.27 square kilometres (485.0 sq mi). As of 2006, its total population is 40,052, including a population of 13,630 in Włodawa and a rural population of 26,422.

Neighbouring counties

Włodawa County is bordered by Chełm County to the south, Łęczna County and Parczew County to the west, and Biała Podlaska County to the north. It also borders Ukraine and Belarus to the east.

Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Włodawa	urban	18.0	13,630
Gmina Włodawa	rural	243.8	5,936	Włodawa *
Gmina Wola Uhruska	rural	150.9	4,170	Wola Uhruska
Gmina Urszulin	rural	171.6	3,999	Urszulin
Gmina Hańsk	rural	179.4	3,954	Hańsk
Gmina Hanna	rural	139.0	3,339	Hanna
Gmina Wyryki	rural	219.5	2,822	Wyryki
Gmina Stary Brus	rural	133.4	2,202	Stary Brus
* seat not part of the gmina

References

• Polish official population figures 2006