Mielec County

Mielec County Powiat mielecki
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Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Mielec): 50°17′N 21°26′E / 50.283°N 21.433°E / 50.283; 21.433Coordinates: 50°17′N 21°26′E / 50.283°N 21.433°E / 50.283; 21.433
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Subcarpathian
Seat	Mielec
Gminas	Total 10 (incl. 1 urban) Mielec Gmina Borowa Gmina Czermin Gmina Gawłuszowice Gmina Mielec Gmina Padew Narodowa Gmina Przecław Gmina Radomyśl Wielki Gmina Tuszów Narodowy Gmina Wadowice Górne
Area
- Total	880.21 km2 (339.9 sq mi)
Population (2006)
- Total	133,148
- Density	151.3/km2 (391.8/sq mi)
- Urban	64,030
- Rural	69,118
Car plates	RMI
Website	http://www.powiat-mielecki.pl

Mielec County (Polish: powiat mielecki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, south-eastern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Mielec, which lies 50 kilometres (31 mi) north-west of the regional capital Rzeszów. The only other towns in the county are Radomyśl Wielki, lying 16 km (10 mi) south-west of Mielec, and Przecław, 11 km (7 mi) south of Mielec.

The county covers an area of 880.21 square kilometres (339.9 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population was 133,148, out of which the population of Mielec was 61,118, that of Radomyśl Wielki 2,912, and the rural population 69,118 (including approximately 1,400 for the population of Przecław, which became a town in 2010).

Neighbouring counties

Mielec County is bordered by Staszów County and Tarnobrzeg County to the north, Kolbuszowa County to the east, Ropczyce-Sędziszów County and Dębica County to the south, and Dąbrowa County to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 10 gminas (one urban, two urban-rural and seven rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Mielec	urban	47.4	61,118
Gmina Radomyśl Wielki	urban-rural	159.6	13,641	Radomyśl Wielki
Gmina Mielec	rural	122.1	12,112	Mielec *
Gmina Przecław	urban-rural	134.3	10,946	Przecław
Gmina Tuszów Narodowy	rural	89.5	7,545	Tuszów Narodowy
Gmina Wadowice Górne	rural	87.2	7,269	Wadowice Górne
Gmina Czermin	rural	80.3	6,721	Czermin
Gmina Borowa	rural	55.5	5,588	Borowa
Gmina Padew Narodowa	rural	70.6	5,352	Padew Narodowa
Gmina Gawłuszowice	rural	33.8	2,856	Gawłuszowice
* seat not part of the gmina

References

• Polish official population figures 2006