Przeworsk County

Przeworsk County (Polish: powiat przeworski) 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 Przeworsk, which lies 36 kilometres (22 mi) east of the regional capital Rzeszów. The county also contains the towns of Kańczuga, lying 11 km (7 mi) south-west of Przeworsk, and Sieniawa, 15 km (9 mi) north-east of Przeworsk.

Przeworsk County Powiat przeworski
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Przeworsk): 50°4′N 22°30′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Subcarpathian
Seat	Przeworsk
Gminas	Total 9 (incl. 1 urban) Przeworsk Gmina Adamówka Gmina Gać Gmina Jawornik Polski Gmina Kańczuga Gmina Przeworsk Gmina Sieniawa Gmina Tryńcza Gmina Zarzecze
Area
• Total	698.35 km^2 (269.63 sq mi)
Population  (2019)
• Total	78,354
• Density	110/km^2 (290/sq mi)
• Urban	20,663
• Rural	57,691
Car plates	RPZ
Website	http://www.powiat.przeworsk.pl

The county covers an area of 698.35 square kilometres (269.6 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 78,354, out of which the population of Przeworsk is 15,356, that of Kańczuga is 3,167, that of Sieniawa is 2,140, and the rural population is 57,691.[1]

Neighbouring counties

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

Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2019)	Seat
Przeworsk	urban	22.0	15,356
Gmina Przeworsk	rural	91.0	14,878	Przeworsk *
Gmina Kańczuga	urban-rural	105.2	12,329	Kańczuga
Gmina Tryńcza	rural	70.6	8,472	Tryńcza
Gmina Zarzecze	rural	49.2	7,201	Zarzecze
Gmina Sieniawa	urban-rural	127.3	7,005	Sieniawa
Gmina Jawornik Polski	rural	62.9	4,444	Jawornik Polski
Gmina Gać	rural	36.0	4,608	Gać
Gmina Adamówka	rural	134.3	4,061	Adamówka
* seat not part of the gmina

References

1. GUS. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial divison in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Retrieved 2020-09-14.