Łosice County Explained

Łosice County
Native Name:Powiat łosicki
Settlement Type:County
Total Type:Total
Image Map1:POL powiat losicki map.svg
Map Caption1:Division into gminas
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Masovian
Area Total Km2:771.77
Population Total:30895
Population As Of:2019
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:7049
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:23846
Coor Pinpoint:Łosice
Coordinates:52.2167°N 65°W
Seat:Łosice
Parts Type:Gminas
Parts:Total 6
P1:Gmina Huszlew
P2:Gmina Łosice
P3:Gmina Olszanka
P4:Gmina Platerów
P5:Gmina Sarnaki
P6:Gmina Stara Kornica
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:WLS
Website:http://www.losice.pl

Łosice County (Polish: powiat łosicki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central 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 only town is Łosice, which lies 118km (73miles) east of Warsaw.

The county covers an area of 771.77km2. As of 2019, its total population is 30,395, out of which the population of Łosice is 7,049 and the rural population is 23,846.[1]

Neighbouring counties

Łosice County is bordered by Siemiatycze County to the north, Biała Podlaska County to the south-east and Siedlce County to the west.

Administrative division

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

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Gmina Łosiceurban-rural121.210,815Łosice
Gmina Sarnakirural197.34,673Sarnaki
Gmina Platerówrural129.04,851Platerów
Gmina Stara Kornicarural119.34,781Stara Kornica
Gmina Olszankarural87.32,961Olszanka
Gmina Huszlewrural117.62,814Huszlew

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GUS. Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June. 2020-09-14. stat.gov.pl. en.