Parczew County Explained

Parczew County
Native Name:Powiat parczewski
Settlement Type:County
Total Type:Total
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lublin
Area Total Km2:952.62
Population Total:34809
Population As Of:2019
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:10602
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:24207
Coor Pinpoint:Parczew
Coordinates:51.6333°N 74°W
Seat:Parczew
Parts Type:Gminas
Parts:Total 7
P1:Gmina Dębowa Kłoda
P2:Gmina Jabłoń
P3:Gmina Milanów
P4:Gmina Parczew
P5:Gmina Podedwórze
P6:Gmina Siemień
P7:Gmina Sosnowica
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:LPA
Website:http://www.parczew.pl

Parczew County (Polish: powiat parczewski) 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 Parczew, which lies 48km (30miles) north-east of the regional capital Lublin.

The county covers an area of 952.62km2. As of 2006, its total population is 34,809, including 10,602 in Parczew and a rural population of 24,207.[1]

Neighbouring counties

Parczew County is bordered by Biała Podlaska County to the north, Włodawa County to the east, Łęczna County to the south, Lubartów County to the south-west and Radzyń Podlaski County to the north-west.

Administrative division

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.

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Gmina Parczewurban-rural146.214,410Parczew
Gmina Siemieńrural110.94,555Siemień
Gmina Dębowa Kłodarural188.33,963Dębowa Kłoda
Gmina Jabłońrural111.03,848Jabłoń
Gmina Milanówrural116.63,805Milanów
Gmina Sosnowicarural172.42,601Sosnowica
Gmina Podedwórzerural107.21,627Podedwórze

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.