Lesko County should not be confused with Lipsko County.
Lesko County | |
Native Name: | Powiat leski |
Settlement Type: | County |
Total Type: | Total |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Subcarpathian |
Area Total Km2: | 834.86 |
Population Total: | 26532 |
Population As Of: | 2019 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Urban: | 5424 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Rural |
Population Blank1: | 21108 |
Coor Pinpoint: | Lesko |
Coordinates: | 49.4744°N 22.3289°W |
Seat: | Lesko |
Parts Type: | Gminas |
Parts: | Total 5 |
P1: | Gmina Baligród |
P2: | Gmina Cisna |
P3: | Gmina Lesko |
P4: | Gmina Olszanica |
P5: | Gmina Solina |
Blank Name: | Car plates |
Blank Info: | RLS |
Website: | http://www.powiat-leski.pl/ |
Lesko County (Polish: powiat leski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, south-eastern Poland, on the Slovak border. It was created in 2002 out of five gminas which previously made up the western part of Bieszczady County. Its administrative seat and only town is Lesko, which lies 67km (42miles) south of the regional capital Rzeszów.
The county covers an area of 834.86km2. As of 2019 its total population is 26,532, out of which the population of Lesko is 5,424, and the rural population is 21,108.[1]
Lesko County is bordered by Sanok County to the west, Przemyśl County to the north and Bieszczady County to the east. It also borders Slovakia to the south.
The county is subdivided into five gminas (one urban-rural and four rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
Gmina | Type | Area (km2) | Population (2019) | Seat |
Gmina Lesko | urban-rural | 111.6 | 11,333 | Lesko |
Gmina Solina | rural | 184.3 | 5,359 | Solina |
Gmina Olszanica | rural | 94.0 | 4,889 | Olszanica |
Gmina Baligród | rural | 158.1 | 3,176 | Baligród |
Gmina Cisna | rural | 286.9 | 1,775 | Cisna |