Ropczyce-Sędziszów County Explained

Ropczyce-Sędziszów County
Native Name:Powiat ropczycko-sędziszowski
Settlement Type:County
Total Type:Total
Image Map1:POL_powiat_ropczycko-sędziszowski_map.svg
Map Caption1:Division into gminas
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1: Subcarpathian
Area Total Km2:548.89
Population Total:74,416
Population As Of:2019
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:28193
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:46223
Coor Pinpoint:Ropczyce
Coordinates:50.0861°N 21.6333°W
Seat:Ropczyce
Parts Type:Gminas
Parts:Total 5
P1:Gmina Iwierzyce
P2:Gmina Ostrów
P3:Gmina Ropczyce
P4:Gmina Sędziszów Małopolski
P5:Gmina Wielopole Skrzyńskie
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:RRS
Website:http://www.powiat.ropczyce.rze.pl/

Ropczyce-Sędziszów County (Polish: powiat ropczycko-sędziszowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, south-eastern 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 Ropczyce, which lies 28km (17miles) west of the regional capital Rzeszów. The only other town in the county is Sędziszów Małopolski, lying 60NaN0 east of Ropczyce.

The county covers an area of 548.89km2. its total population is 74,416, out of which the population of Ropczyce is 15,836, that of Sędziszów Małopolski is 12,357, and the rural population is 46,223.[1]

Neighbouring counties

Ropczyce-Sędziszów County is bordered by Mielec County and Kolbuszowa County to the north, Rzeszów County to the east, Strzyżów County to the south, and Dębica County to the west.

Administrative division

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

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Gmina Ropczyceurban-rural13927,449Ropczyce
Gmina Sędziszów Małopolskiurban-rural15623,740Sędziszów Małopolski
Gmina Wielopole Skrzyńskierural938,166Wielopole Skrzyńskie
Gmina Iwierzycerural657,707Iwierzyce
Gmina Ostrówrural967,354Ostrów

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.