Lesko County Explained

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]

Neighbouring counties

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.

Administrative division

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.

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Gmina Leskourban-rural111.611,333Lesko
Gmina Solinarural184.35,359Solina
Gmina Olszanicarural94.04,889Olszanica
Gmina Baligródrural158.13,176Baligród
Gmina Cisnarural286.91,775Cisna

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.