Rzeszów County

Infobox Settlement
name = Rzeszów County
native_name = Powiat rzeszowski
settlement_type =

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image_shield = POL powiat rzeszowski 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 = 1218.8
population_total = 169586
population_as_of = 2006
population_density_km2 = auto
population_urban = 20599
population_blank1_title = Rural
population_blank1 = 148987
coor_type = Rzeszów
latd = 50
latm = 2
lats = 1
latNS = N
longd = 22
longm = 0
longs = 17
longEW = E
seat = Rzeszów
parts_type = Gminas
parts = Total 14 (incl. 1 urban)
p1 = Dynów
p2 = Gmina Błażowa
p3 = Gmina Boguchwała
p4 = Gmina Chmielnik
p5 = Gmina Dynów
p6 = Gmina Głogów Małopolski
p7 = Gmina Hyżne
p8 = Gmina Kamień
p9 = Gmina Krasne
p10 = Gmina Lubenia
p11 = Gmina Sokołów Małopolski
p12 = Gmina Świlcza
p13 = Gmina Trzebownisko
p14 = Gmina Tyczyn
blank_name = Car plates
blank_info = RZE
website = http://www.powiat.rzeszow.pl __NOTOC__Rzeszów County ( _pl. powiat rzeszowski) 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 is the city of Rzeszów, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The county contains six towns: Dynów, convert|28|km|mi|0|abbr=on south-east of Rzeszów, Boguchwała, convert|8|km|mi|0|abbr=on south-west of Rzeszów, Głogów Małopolski, convert|16|km|mi|0|abbr=on north of Rzeszów, Sokołów Małopolski, convert|24|km|mi|0|abbr=on north of Rzeszów, Tyczyn, convert|8|km|mi|0|abbr=on south of Rzeszów, and Błażowa, convert|17|km|mi|0|abbr=on south-east of Rzeszów.

The county covers an area of convert|1218.8|km2|sqmi|1. As of 2006 its total population is 169,586, out of which the population of Dynów is 6,076, that of Boguchwała is 5,535, that of Głogów Małopolski is 5,123, that of Sokołów Małopolski is 3,991, that of Tyczyn is 3,299, that of Błażowa is 2,110, and the rural population is 148,987.

Neighbouring counties

Apart from the city of Rzeszów, Rzeszów County is also bordered by Nisko County to the north, Leżajsk County to the north-east, Łańcut County, Przeworsk County and Przemyśl County to the east, Brzozów County to the south, Strzyżów County to the south-west, Ropczyce-Sędziszów County to the west, and Kolbuszowa County to the north-west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 14 gminas (one urban, five urban-rural and eight 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]