Krasnystaw County

Infobox Settlement
name = Krasnystaw County
native_name = Powiat krasnostawski
settlement_type =

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image_shield = POL powiat krasnostawski COA.svg


map_caption = Location within the voivodeship
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = Lublin
area_total_km2 = 1067.18
population_total = 69274
population_as_of = 2006
population_density_km2 = auto
population_urban = 19434
population_blank1_title = Rural
population_blank1 = 49840
coor_type = Krasnystaw
latd = 51
latm = 0
lats =
latNS = N
longd = 23
longm = 10
longs =
longEW = E
seat = Krasnystaw
parts_type = Gminas
parts = Total 10 (incl. 1 urban)
p1 = Krasnystaw
p2 = Gmina Fajsławice
p3 = Gmina Gorzków
p4 = Gmina Izbica
p5 = Gmina Kraśniczyn
p6 = Gmina Krasnystaw
p7 = Gmina Łopiennik Górny
p8 = Gmina Rudnik
p9 = Gmina Siennica Różana
p10 = Gmina Żółkiewka
blank_name = Car plates
blank_info = LKS
website = http://www.krasnystaw-powiat.pl __NOTOC__Krasnystaw County ( _pl. powiat krasnostawski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland. 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 Krasnystaw, which lies convert|50|km|mi|0 south-east of the regional capital Lublin.

The county covers an area of convert|1067.18|km2|sqmi|1. As of 2006 its total population is 69,274, out of which the population of Krasnystaw is 19,434 and the rural population is 49,840.

Neighbouring counties

Krasnystaw County is bordered by Chełm County to the north-east, Zamość County and Biłgoraj County to the south, Lublin County to the west, and Świdnik County to the north-west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 10 gminas (one urban and nine rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population. (Until 2006 the county also included Gmina Rejowiec, which is now in Chełm County.)

References

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