Hrubieszów County

Infobox Settlement
name = Hrubieszów County
native_name = Powiat hrubieszowski
settlement_type = County
total_type = Total


image_shield = POL powiat hrubieszowski COA.svg


map_caption = Location within the voivodeship
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = Lublin
area_total_km2 = 1269.45
population_total = 68822
population_as_of = 2006
population_density_km2 = auto
population_urban = 18617
population_blank1_title = Rural
population_blank1 = 50205
coor_type = Hrubieszów
latd = 50
latm = 49
lats =
latNS = N
longd = 23
longm = 53
longs =
longEW = E
seat = Hrubieszów
parts_type = Gminas
parts = Total 8 (incl. 1 urban)
p1 = Hrubieszów
p2 = Gmina Dołhobyczów
p3 = Gmina Horodło
p4 = Gmina Hrubieszów
p5 = Gmina Mircze
p6 = Gmina Trzeszczany
p7 = Gmina Uchanie
p8 = Gmina Werbkowice
blank_name = Car plates
blank_info = LHR
website = http://www.hrubieszow.pl/starostwo __NOTOC__Hrubieszów County ( _pl. powiat hrubieszowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland, on the border with Ukraine. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. Its administrative seat and only town is Hrubieszów, which lies convert|104|km|mi|0 south-east of the regional capital Lublin.

The county covers an area of convert|1269.45|km2|sqmi|1. As of 2006 its total population is 68,822, out of which the population of Hrubieszów is 18,617 and the rural population is 50,205.

Neighbouring counties

Hrubieszów County is bordered by Tomaszów Lubelski County to the south-west, Zamość County to the west and Chełm County to the north-west. It also borders Ukraine 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.

References

* [http://www.stat.gov.pl/gus/45_655_PLK_HTML.htm Polish official population figures 2006]