Jarosław County Explained

Jarosław County
Native Name:Powiat jarosławski
Settlement Type:County
Total Type:Total
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1: Subcarpathian
Area Total Km2:1029.15
Population Total:120462
Population As Of:2019
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:46628
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:73834
Coor Pinpoint:Jarosław
Coordinates:50.0186°N 22.6797°W
Seat:Jarosław
Parts Type:Gminas
Parts:Total 11 (incl. 2 urban)
P1:Jarosław
P2:Radymno
P3:Gmina Chłopice
P4:Gmina Jarosław
P5:Gmina Laszki
P6:Gmina Pawłosiów
P7:Gmina Pruchnik
P8:Gmina Radymno
P9:Gmina Rokietnica
P10:Gmina Roźwienica
P11:Gmina Wiązownica
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:RJA
Website:http://starostwo.jaroslaw.pl

Jarosław County (Polish: powiat jarosławski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, south-eastern Poland, on the border with Ukraine. 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 Jarosław, which lies 49km (30miles) east of the regional capital Rzeszów. The only other towns in the county are Radymno, lying 130NaN0 south-east of Jarosław, and Pruchnik (a town since 2011).

The county covers an area of 1029.15km2. As of 2019 its total population was 120,462, out of which the population of Jarosław was 37,585, that of Radymno was 5,279, that of Próchnik was 3,764, and the rural population was 73,834.[1]

Neighbouring counties

Jarosław County is bordered by Przemyśl County to the south, Przeworsk County to the west and Lubaczów County to the east. It also borders Ukraine to the east.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 11 gminas (two urban, one urban-rural and eight rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Jarosławurban34.537,585 
Gmina Jarosławrural114.113,201Jarosław *
Gmina Wiązownicarural243.911,700Wiązownica
Gmina Radymnorural182.411,451Radymno *
Gmina Pruchnikurban-rural78.39,743Pruchnik
Gmina Pawłosiówrural47.58,447Pawłosiów
Gmina Laszkirural137.96,944Laszki
Gmina Roźwienicarural70.76,238Roźwienica
Gmina Chłopicerural49.15,521Chłopice
Radymnourban13.65,279 
Gmina Rokietnicarural57.44,353Rokietnica
  • seat not part of the gmina

References


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.