Chełm County

Chełm County Powiat chełmski
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Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Chełm): 51°9′N 23°29′E / 51.15°N 23.483°E / 51.15; 23.483Coordinates: 51°9′N 23°29′E / 51.15°N 23.483°E / 51.15; 23.483
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lublin
Seat	Chełm
Gminas	Total 15 (incl. 1 urban) Rejowiec Fabryczny Gmina Białopole Gmina Chełm Gmina Dorohusk Gmina Dubienka Gmina Kamień Gmina Leśniowice Gmina Rejowiec Gmina Rejowiec Fabryczny Gmina Ruda-Huta Gmina Sawin Gmina Siedliszcze Gmina Wierzbica Gmina Wojsławice Gmina Żmudź
Area
– Total	1,779.64 km2 (687.1 sq mi)
Population (2006)
– Total	79,991
– Density	44.9/km2 (116.4/sq mi)
– Urban	4,533
– Rural	75,458
Car plates	LCH
Website	http://www.powiat.chelm.pl/

Chełm County (Polish: powiat chełmski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland, on the border with Ukraine. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Chełm, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The only town in Chełm County is Rejowiec Fabryczny, which lies 17 km (11 mi) west of Chełm.

The county covers an area of 1,779.64 square kilometres (687.1 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 79,991, out of which the population of Rejowiec Fabryczny is 4,533 and the rural population is 75,458.

The county includes part of the protected area called Chełm Landscape Park.

Neighbouring counties

Apart from the city of Chełm, Chełm County is also bordered by Hrubieszów County to the south-east, Zamość County to the south, Krasnystaw County to the south-west, Świdnik County and Łęczna County to the west, and Włodawa County to the north. It also borders Ukraine to the east.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 15 gminas (one urban and 14 rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population. (Gmina Rejowiec belonged to Krasnystaw County until 2006.)

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Chełm	rural	221.8	12,602	Pokrówka
Gmina Siedliszcze	rural	153.9	7,050	Siedliszcze
Gmina Dorohusk	rural	192.4	6,936	Dorohusk
Gmina Rejowiec	rural	106.3	6,695	Rejowiec
Gmina Sawin	rural	190.2	5,660	Sawin
Gmina Wierzbica	rural	146.4	5,372	Wierzbica
Gmina Ruda-Huta	rural	112.5	4,813	Ruda-Huta
Gmina Rejowiec Fabryczny	rural	87.5	4,657	Rejowiec Fabryczny *
Rejowiec Fabryczny	urban	14.3	4,533
Gmina Wojsławice	rural	110.2	4,267	Wojsławice
Gmina Kamień	rural	96.9	4,037	Kamień
Gmina Leśniowice	rural	117.9	3,996	Leśniowice
Gmina Żmudź	rural	135.8	3,397	Żmudź
Gmina Białopole	rural	103.6	3,227	Białopole
Gmina Dubienka	rural	96.3	2,749	Dubienka
* seat not part of the gmina

References

• Polish official population figures 2006