Nisko County

County in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland

Nisko County

Powiat niżański

County

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Location within the voivodeship

Coordinates (Nisko): 50°32′N 22°8′E﻿ / ﻿50.533°N 22.133°E﻿ / 50.533; 22.133
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 km2 (303.31 sq mi)
Population

(2019)

• Total| 66,699
• Density| 85/km2 (220/sq mi)
• Urban

| 23,456
• Rural

| 43,243
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 2019 its total population is 66,699, out of which the population of Nisko is 15,324, that of Rudnik nad Sanem is 6,710, that of Ulanów is 1,422, and the rural population is 43,243.[1]

## Neighbouring counties

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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

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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
(2019) | Seat

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Gmina Nisko | urban-rural  | 142.4  | 22,381  | Nisko
Gmina Jeżowe | rural  | 123.8  | 10,155  | Jeżowe
Gmina Rudnik nad Sanem | urban-rural  | 78.7  | 10,121  | Rudnik nad Sanem
Gmina Ulanów | urban-rural  | 119.6  | 8,278  | Ulanów
Gmina Harasiuki | rural  | 168.3  | 6,103  | Harasiuki
Gmina Jarocin | rural  | 90.4  | 5,390  | Jarocin
Gmina Krzeszów | rural  | 62.4  | 4,271  | Krzeszów

## References

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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.

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Nisko County

Seat: Nisko

Urban-rural gminas|

* Gmina Nisko
* Gmina Rudnik nad Sanem
* Gmina Ulanów

Rural gminas|

* Gmina Harasiuki
* Gmina Jarocin
* Gmina Jeżowe
* Gmina Krzeszów

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Counties of Podkarpackie Voivodeship

City counties|

* Rzeszów (capital)
* Krosno
* Przemyśl
* Tarnobrzeg

Land counties|

* Bieszczady
* Brzozów
* Dębica
* Jarosław
* Jasło
* Kolbuszowa
* Krosno
* Łańcut
* Lesko
* Leżajsk
* Lubaczów
* Mielec
* Nisko
* Przemyśl
* Przeworsk
* Ropczyce-Sędziszów
* Rzeszów
* Sanok
* Stalowa Wola
* Strzyżów
* Tarnobrzeg

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