Lubliniec County Explained

Lubliniec County
Native Name:Powiat lubliniecki
Settlement Type:County
Total Type:Total
Image Map1:Powiat lubliniecki.svg
Map Caption1:Division into gminas
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Silesian
Area Total Km2:822.13
Population As Of:2019-06-30[1]
Population Total:76470
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:28089
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:48381
Coor Pinpoint:Lubliniec
Coordinates:50.6833°N 59°W
Seat:Lubliniec
Parts Type:Gminas
Parts:Total 8 (incl. 1 urban)
P1:Lubliniec
P2:Gmina Boronów
P3:Gmina Ciasna
P4:Gmina Herby
P5:Gmina Kochanowice
P6:Gmina Koszęcin
P7:Gmina Pawonków
P8:Gmina Woźniki
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:SLU
Website:http://www.lubliniec.starostwo.gov.pl/

Lubliniec County (Polish: powiat lubliniecki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. 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 Lubliniec, which lies 54km (34miles) north-west of the regional capital Katowice. The only other town in the county is Woźniki, lying 450NaN0 north-east of Lubliniec.

The county covers an area of 822.13km2. As of 2019 its total population is 76,470, out of which the population of Lubliniec is 23,784, that of Woźniki is 4,305, and the rural population is 48,381.

Neighbouring counties

Lubliniec County is bordered by Kłobuck County to the north-east, Częstochowa County and Myszków County to the east, Tarnowskie Góry County to the south, Strzelce County to the south-west, and Olesno County to the north-west.

Administrative division

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

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Lubliniecurban89.823,784 
Gmina Koszęcinrural129.011,842Koszęcin
Gmina Woźnikiurban-rural127.09,598Woźniki
Gmina Ciasnarural134.27,467Ciasna
Gmina Kochanowicerural79.76,925Kochanowice
Gmina Herbyrural50.56,808Herby
Gmina Pawonkówrural118.76,630Pawonków
Gmina Boronówrural56.03,416Boronów

Twin regions

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June. stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. 2020-02-14.
  2. Web site: Die Partnerlandkreise des Landkreises Lörrach. loerrach-landkreis.de. Landkreis Lörrach. de. 2020-03-11.