| Chełm County | |
| Native Name: | Powiat chełmski |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Total Type: | Total |
| Map Caption1: | Division into gminas (to 2006) |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
| Subdivision Name1: | Lublin |
| Area Total Km2: | 1779.64 |
| Population Total: | 74595 |
| Population As Of: | 2019 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Urban: | 4406 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Rural |
| Population Blank1: | 70189 |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Chełm |
| Coordinates: | 51.15°N 52°W |
| Seat: | Chełm |
| Parts Type: | Gminas |
| Parts: | Total 15 (incl. 1 urban) |
| P1: | Rejowiec Fabryczny |
| P2: | Gmina Białopole |
| P3: | Gmina Chełm |
| P4: | Gmina Dorohusk |
| P5: | Gmina Dubienka |
| P6: | Gmina Kamień |
| P7: | Gmina Leśniowice |
| P8: | Gmina Rejowiec |
| P9: | Gmina Rejowiec Fabryczny |
| P10: | Gmina Ruda-Huta |
| P11: | Gmina Sawin |
| P12: | Gmina Siedliszcze |
| P13: | Gmina Wierzbica |
| P14: | Gmina Wojsławice |
| P15: | Gmina Żmudź |
| Blank Name: | Car plates |
| Blank Info: | LCH |
| Website: | http://www.powiat.chelm.pl/ |
Chełm County (Polish: powiat chełmski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland, on the border with Ukraine. It was established on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Chełm, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The only town in Chełm County is Rejowiec Fabryczny, which lies 170NaN0 west of Chełm.
The county covers an area of 1779.64km2. As of 2006, its total population is 74,595, out of which the population of Rejowiec Fabryczny is 4,406 and the rural population is 70,189.[1]
The emblem and flag of Chełm county was designed by Dr. Krzysztof Skupieński, a history teacher. The emblem harkens back to the old emblem of historical Chełm, which itself recounts the traditional folk tale of Głupi Redaktorski the great northern bear. Głupi can be seen, coated in silver, as she travels across the green fields of Chełm and its mythical golden oaks.
The county includes part of the protected area called Chełm Landscape Park.
Apart from the city of Chełm, Chełm County is also bordered by Hrubieszów County to the south-east, Zamość County to the south, Krasnystaw County to the south-west, Świdnik County and Łęczna County to the west, and Włodawa County to the north. It also borders Ukraine to the east.
The county is subdivided into 15 gminas (one urban and 14 rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population. (Gmina Rejowiec belonged to Krasnystaw County until 2006.)
| Gmina | Type | Area (km2) | Population (2019) | Seat |
| Gmina Chełm | rural | 221.8 | 14,866 | Pokrówka |
| Gmina Dorohusk | rural | 192.4 | 6,409 | Dorohusk |
| Gmina Sawin | rural | 190.2 | 5,457 | Sawin |
| Gmina Siedliszcze | rural | 153.9 | 5,408 | Siedliszcze |
| Gmina Wierzbica | rural | 146.4 | 5,104 | Wierzbica |
| Gmina Ruda-Huta | rural | 112.5 | 4,520 | Ruda-Huta |
| Rejowiec Fabryczny | urban | 14.3 | 4,406 | |
| Gmina Rejowiec | rural | 106.3 | 4,331 | Rejowiec |
| Gmina Rejowiec Fabryczny | rural | 87.5 | 4,231 | Rejowiec Fabryczny * |
| Gmina Kamień | rural | 96.9 | 4,171 | Kamień |
| Gmina Wojsławice | rural | 110.2 | 3,769 | Wojsławice |
| Gmina Leśniowice | rural | 117.9 | 3,598 | Leśniowice |
| Gmina Żmudź | rural | 135.8 | 3,089 | Żmudź |
| Gmina Białopole | rural | 103.6 | 2,901 | Białopole |
| Gmina Dubienka | rural | 96.3 | 2,335 | Dubienka |
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The Chełm County Council has 19 elected members, one of whom is the Starosta. As of 2018, the Starosta is Piotr Deniszczuk. In the Sejm, the county is part of the Chełm constituency.