Nisko County

Nisko County Powiat niżański
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Nisko): 50°32′N 22°8′E / 50.533°N 22.133°ECoordinates: 50°32′N 22°8′E / 50.533°N 22.133°E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Subcarpathian
Seat	Nisko
Gminas	Total 7 Gmina Harasiuki Gmina Jarocin Gmina Jeżowe Gmina Krzeszów Gmina Nisko Gmina Rudnik nad Sanem Gmina Ulanów
Area
• Total	785.58 km^2 (303.31 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	67,042
• Density	85/km^2 (220/sq mi)
• Urban	23,875
• Rural	43,167
Car plates	RNI
Website	http://www.powiat-nisko.pl

Nisko County (Polish: powiat niżański) 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 Nisko, which lies 57 kilometres (35 mi) north of the regional capital Rzeszów. The county also contains the towns of Rudnik nad Sanem, lying 13 km (8 mi) south-east of Nisko, and Ulanów, 11 km (7 mi) east of Nisko.

The county covers an area of 785.58 square kilometres (303.3 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 67,042, out of which the population of Nisko is 15,637, that of Rudnik nad Sanem is 6,744, that of Ulanów is 1,494, and the rural population is 43,167.

Neighbouring counties

Nisko County is bordered by Janów Lubelski County to the north-east, Biłgoraj County to the east, Leżajsk County to the south-east, Rzeszów County to the south, Kolbuszowa County to the south-west and Stalowa Wola County to the north-west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Nisko	urban-rural	142.4	22,503	Nisko
Gmina Rudnik nad Sanem	urban-rural	78.7	10,124	Rudnik nad Sanem
Gmina Jeżowe	rural	123.8	9,871	Jeżowe
Gmina Ulanów	urban-rural	119.6	8,612	Ulanów
Gmina Harasiuki	rural	168.3	6,392	Harasiuki
Gmina Jarocin	rural	90.4	5,313	Jarocin
Gmina Krzeszów	rural	62.4	4,227	Krzeszów

References

• Polish official population figures 2006