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Jaroslaw County

Jarosław County (Polish: powiat jarosławski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, south-eastern Poland, on the border with Ukraine. 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 Jarosław, which lies 49 kilometres (30 mi) east of the regional capital Rzeszów. The only other towns in the county are Radymno, lying 13 km (8 mi) south-east of Jarosław, and Pruchnik (a town since 2011).

The county covers an area of 1,029.15 square kilometres (397.4 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population was 120,462, out of which the population of Jarosław was 37,585, that of Radymno was 5,279, that of Pruchnik was 3,764, and the rural population was 73,834.

Neighbouring counties

Jarosław County is bordered by Przemyśl County to the south, Przeworsk County to the west and Lubaczów County to the east. It also borders Ukraine to the east.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 11 gminas (two urban, one urban-rural and eight rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina Type Area
(km)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Jarosław urban 34.5 37,585  
Gmina Jarosław rural 114.1 13,201 Jarosław *
Gmina Wiązownica rural 243.9 11,700 Wiązownica
Gmina Radymno rural 182.4 11,451 Radymno *
Gmina Pruchnik urban-rural 78.3 9,743 Pruchnik
Gmina Pawłosiów rural 47.5 8,447 Pawłosiów
Gmina Laszki rural 137.9 6,944 Laszki
Gmina Roźwienica rural 70.7 6,238 Roźwienica
Gmina Chłopice rural 49.1 5,521 Chłopice
Radymno urban 13.6 5,279  
Gmina Rokietnica rural 57.4 4,353 Rokietnica
* seat not part of the gmina

References

  1. ^ GUS. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Retrieved 2020-09-14.