Janów County | |
Native Name: | Powiat janowski |
Settlement Type: | County |
Total Type: | Total |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Lublin |
Area Total Km2: | 875.34 |
Population Total: | 44,383 |
Population As Of: | 2019 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Urban: | 11901 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Rural |
Population Blank1: | 32482 |
Coor Pinpoint: | Janów Lubelski |
Coordinates: | 50.7167°N 47°W |
Seat: | Janów Lubelski |
Parts Type: | Gminas |
Parts: | Total 7 |
P1: | Gmina Batorz |
P2: | Gmina Chrzanów |
P3: | Gmina Dzwola |
P4: | Gmina Godziszów |
P5: | Gmina Janów Lubelski |
P6: | Gmina Modliborzyce |
P7: | Gmina Potok Wielki |
Blank Name: | Car plates |
Blank Info: | LJA |
Website: | http://www.bip.powiatjanowski.pl/ |
Janów County (Polish: powiat janowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland. It was established on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and only town is Janów Lubelski, which lies 60km (40miles) south of the regional capital Lublin.
The county covers an area of 875.34km2. As of 2019, its total population is 44,383, out of which the population of Janów Lubelski is 11,901 and the rural population is 32,482.[1]
Janów County is bordered by Kraśnik County and Lublin County to the north, Biłgoraj County to the south-east, Nisko County to the south-west, and Stalowa Wola County to the west.
The county is subdivided into seven gminas (one urban-rural and six rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
Gmina | Type | Area (km2) | Population (2019) | Seat |
Gmina Janów Lubelski | urban-rural | 178.2 | 15,916 | Janów Lubelski |
Gmina Dzwola | rural | 203.1 | 6,271 | Dzwola |
Gmina Godziszów | rural | 101.7 | 5,811 | Godziszów |
Gmina Modliborzyce | rural | 153.2 | 5,509 | Modliborzyce |
Gmina Potok Wielki | rural | 98.3 | 4,655 | Potok Wielki |
Gmina Batorz | rural | 70.8 | 3,288 | Batorz |
Gmina Chrzanów | rural | 70.0 | 2,933 | Chrzanów |