Leżajsk County

Infobox Settlement
name = Leżajsk County
native_name = Powiat leżajski
settlement_type =

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image_shield = POL powiat leżajski COA.svg

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map_caption = Location within the voivodeship
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = Subcarpathian
area_total_km2 = 583.01
population_total = 69235
population_as_of = 2006
population_density_km2 = auto
population_urban = 20583
population_blank1_title = Rural
population_blank1 = 48652
coor_type = Leżajsk
latd = 50
latm = 16
lats =
latNS = N
longd = 22
longm = 26
longs =
longEW = E
seat = Leżajsk
parts_type = Gminas
parts = Total 5 (incl. 1 urban)
p1 = Leżajsk
p2 = Gmina Grodzisko Dolne
p3 = Gmina Kuryłówka
p4 = Gmina Leżajsk
p5 = Gmina Nowa Sarzyna
blank_name = Car plates
blank_info = RLE
website = http://www.starostwo.lezajsk.pl __NOTOC__Leżajsk County ( _pl. powiat leżajski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, south-eastern Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Leżajsk, which lies convert|41|km|mi|0 north-east of the regional capital Rzeszów. The only other town in the county is Nowa Sarzyna, lying convert|11|km|mi|0|abbr=on north-west of Leżajsk.

The county covers an area of convert|583.01|km2|sqmi|1. As of 2006 its total population is 69,235, out of which the population of Leżajsk is 14,275, that of Nowa Sarzyna is 6,308, and the rural population is 48,652.

Neighbouring counties

Leżajsk County is bordered by Biłgoraj County to the north-east, Przeworsk County and Łańcut County to the south, Rzeszów County to the south-west, and Nisko County to the north-west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into five gminas (one urban, one urban-rural and three 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]